Romelu Lukaku took off his shirt to celebrate scoring a late winning goal in a memorable game at Old Trafford that swung one way and the other. Three of the five goals on display were outstanding as United boosted their top-four prospects and leave Southampton just a point above the relegation zone. The visitors took an unexpected lead before half-time when Yan Valery struck from long range strike for his first senior goal. Romelu Lukaku was the hero of the hour at Old Trafford, popping up in the dying moments to score his second and win the tie The forward instantly sprinted away and ripped off his shirt while celebrating with the Manchester United supporters Lukaku's team-mates quickly piled on top of him, as the referee brandished a yellow card for the topless antics In a game of stunning goals, James Ward-Prowse made it 2-2 after expertly curling home a free-kick from long range The set piece specialist got the ball up and over the wall, leaving goalkeeper David De Gea unable to see until the last minute The Spanish stopper was at full strength but couldn't get a touch to the ball as it made its way into the top corner United fans could only watch on as the ball rattled past the sprawling De Gea and into the back of the net to level the score But United fought back early in the second half when Andreas Pereira fired a cracker for his first United goal since 2015 before setting up Lukaku to give United the lead. James Ward-Prowse levelled with 15 minutes left with a terrific free-kick but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men staged a late rally with Lukaku scoring his second goal of the afternoon after 88 minutes. Paul Pogba was then denied an injury-time penalty when his stuttering run-up failed to fool Angus Gunn in Southampton’s goal. United made a fast start with Lukaku – who had scored twice at Crystal Palace on Wednesday - twice denied by excellent stops from Gunn. PLAYER RATINGS, LEAGUE TABLE AND MATCH ZONE Manchester United: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Sanchez (Dalot 52') Subs not used: Bailly, Grant, Rojo, Fred, Chong, Gomes Booked: Goals: Pereira 53, Lukaku 59, 88, Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Southampton: Gunn, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Valery, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Bertrand, Redmond, Austin (Armstrong 63') Subs not used: McCarthy, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Gallagher, Targett, Slattery Booked: Bertrand Goals: Valery 26, Ward-Prowse 75 Manager: Raplh Hasenhuttl Referee: Stuart Attwell Att: 74,459 MOTM: Premier League Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Scottish Div 1 Scottish Div 2 Scottish Div 3 Ligue 1 Serie A La Liga Bundesliga CLICK HERE to view our brilliant Match Zone - including the stunning opening goal from Yan Valery But after the visitors had a penalty claim turned down for Chris Smalling’s tug on Ryan Bertrand, their manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was able to punch the air with glee after 26 minutes. Charlie Austin released Valery down the right and then dashed into the penalty area expecting a return ball. Instead, the 20-year-old Frenchman pulled the trigger from 25 yards with such power that a diving David de Gea could only succeed in pushing the ball into the roof of the net. The partnership between Lukaku and Marcus Rashford took time to develop. At one point, they both went for the same cross into the box from Luke Shaw and looked at each other in astonishment as the ball bobbled past both of them. Ward-Prowse immediately fired off towards the Southampton fans in the corner at Old Trafford with team-mates in tow Romelu Lukaku dropped his shoulder and came inside the Saints defence before picking out the bottom corner The No 9 kept his focus to curl the ball goal-bound and put United back into the driving seat at Old Trafford The big Belgian now has three goals in his last two games for United and is back in top form for his side Earlier, Andreas Pereira had leveled the scoreline with an audacious long-range effort, curling into the top corner The Brazilian opened up his body and curled a right-footed effort through the air and into the Southampton top corner Pereira slid on his knees in front of the Stretford end and roared in celebration after pulling United back into the contest Alexis Sanchez’s dreadful time at United suffered a new blow when he was taken off after 52 minutes following a challenge by Jan Bednarek that caught him on the ankle. But within a couple of minutes, United were level with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rewarded in his policy of using players who have graduated through the United academy. Andreas Pereira, now 23 with two loan spells in Spain behind him, had the confidence to collect the ball midway in Southampton’s half and curl a shot from 25 yards into the top corner. It was only his second goal for United – the other coming in the League Cup against Ipswich. Infused with a new confidence, the midfielder then quickly set up United’s second goal to put them ahead. With Maya Yoshida in close attendance, Pereira was stumbling as he played a pass to Lukaku who was lurking on the edge of the penalty area. Given the benefit of the doubt over offside – his foot may have been millimetres off but it was too close to call – the £75million Belgian made no mistake with a composed low finish past Gunn for his first Premier League goal at Old Trafford in 2019. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was constantly on the touchline barking commands at his Manchester United troops Young defender Yan Valery lashed his foot through the ball to score from long range and break the deadlock at Old Trafford Goalkeeper David De Gea got hands to the ball but could not prevent it rocketing into the roof of the goal Marcus Rashford started the game despite recently picking up an injury against Liverpool, and missed an early chance A rare start was handed to the out-of-form Alexis Sanchez as United shaped up to deal with their mounting injury crisis But the Chilean could not last the distance and went down in the second half clutching his right knee in some pain Despite receiving treatment the forward was unable to continue and departed the field for Diogo Dalot United legend Peter Schmeichel was watching on from the stands as his former club did battle against the Saints The ensuring noise at a jubilant Old Trafford would have seen off less resilient teams than Southampton but they still have pick up points to ensure Premier League survival and came again. After 75 minutes, United skipper Ashley Young was adjudged to have fouled Saints sub Stuart Armstrong 30 yards for goal and there are few more threatening at set pieces than Ward-Prowse. He duly drilled the free-kick over the wall and beyond De Gea to not only level for Southampton but also boost his chances of being in Gareth Southgate’s England squad next week. Everything is going right for United these days however and with time running out, substitute Fred forced the ball through to Lukaku who finished right-footed from 12 yards. The only downside was Pogba having his spot-kick saved at the end after Marcus Rashford had been fouled. All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility