Views On United's Victory At Southampton

ManUtd.com has gathered a selection of post-match quotes from some of the key figures following Manchester United's hard-fought victory over Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

Defiant defending and Romelu Lukaku’s sixth league goal of the season handed the Reds an all-important three points as Jose Mourinho's men remained unbeaten in the Premier League.

Here's our summary of the key comments:

Jose Mourinho: "It’s a difficult place to come. Our team had chances to kill the game, but we didn’t. Then we put ourselves in a position where we had to defend to keep the result, which we did extremely well, with a good keeper, with good defenders, with the substitution of Smalling, so I am really happy."

Phil Jones: "lt felt like for the majority of the second half we couldn’t seem to get out [of our half]. Then when we did get the ball we gave it away too cheaply which you know caused them to come straight back at us. It was just back and forth, like a yo-yo, like a basketball match for all the second half but we showed character, resilience and fight. We dug in and got the three points."

Ashley Young: "Wins are better when they’re four-nils. You don’t have to run so much or defend so much but when you get that 1-0 win you just wait for the final whistle. We were digging deep and when the referee blew the whistle you could see how much it meant to everyone. It’s a tough place to come, it is going to be tough for teams to come down here but we’re delighted to get the three points and go home now."

United legend Arthur Albiston on MUTV: "When you look back in April and May, every point is precious. This could be the most vital three points we get all season. We had to defend for our lives; Southampton gave everything in the second half and just couldn’t get a goal thankfully. Not every game is enjoyable to watch but we've hung on to get three points."

Opposition manager Mauricio Pellegrino: "It’s a good game to see how we are against this type of team but I am disappointed with the result. We did everything that we were doing in training but even with the spirit we played with in the second half, we were pushing all the time and never gave them the possibility to counter-attack, but this result is a part of football and we have to push on."

United fan on Twitter - Jayne Wright (@J4Yxx): "If we're gonna challenge, we need hard-fought wins like these. Three points in the bag. Get in!"