A HIGH OF RELIEF

Sack not a Shaw thing as Luke powers Amorim to vital victory in the rain

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IT says everything about where Manchester United are currently that relief was the overriding emotion in the dressing-room after this hard-fought win.

On a filthy, rain-lashed night at Old Trafford, with both sides reduced to 10 men, United found themselves clinging on to their slender lead but were ultimately able to get over the line.

Ruben Amorims side have toiled this season, but in the first half they produced their best form of his turbulent 10-month reign, only to have their backs to the wall in the second half after Casemiros red card just before the break.

But there were enough positives for Amorim and his players to take from this vital win and build on in the games to come, suggesting this may prove to be a significant turning point in their season.