Ralf Rangnick tied down the ideal beginning to his rule as Manchester United interval administrator as his side beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Old Trafford.
Joined started on the front-foot and squeezed Palace well yet they battled to separate difficult protection.
They dropped off after the half-hour imprint and Patrick Vieira's side sunk into the game as they played it longer rather than working from the back.
Rangnick's side started the second on the front foot yet they attempted to make obvious possibilities by and by. Royal residence ought to have started to lead the pack in the 75th moment when Marc Guehi's header tracked down Jordan Ayew at the back-post yet the Ghanaian's work went wide of the post.
Minutes after the fact, United made the significant leap forward when Mason Greenwood laid the ball to Fred on the edge of the case and the Brazilian's twisting strike tracked down the top corner. The success sends United to 6th in the Premier League standings as Palace sits thirteenth.
Vieira rues Ayew's missed chance
Patrick Vieira told Sky Sports: "I thought the game would finish with a draw. Neither side created too many chances. When we had that chance with Jordan (Ayew) we didn't take it. Against the big teams, you get punished. In these games, you have to score those.
"He's a team player, he does fantastic work outside possession. But the forwards are judged by their number of chances and those goals they score. I'm really disappointed because he deserved to score today.
"I think we weren't brave enough to play out the back. We were missing players today, there was a lack of confidence in possession. We didn't allow ourselves to play.
"With their new manager, we didn't know how they would play. But we prepared with our shape. When you look at their chances, I think a draw would have been a fair result.
"It's important to win football matches but at the same time, you have to look at performances. We are really close. We have to take it on the chin and keep working."
Rangnick "happy" with United's performance
Speaking to BBC after the game, Ralf Rangnick said: "I am very happy with the way the team performed, especially the first half-hour, with the pressing, it was exceptional. The only thing missing was the 1-0 or 2-0.
"The way we defended, we had control of the whole game, the clean sheet was the most important part.
"These are the things we must improve. We need to keep clean sheets. With just one training session, I was really impressed. We did much better than expected. That's all from me today.
Fernandes' post-match thoughts
Speaking to BBC, Bruno Fernandes said: "We had to carry on with what we did in the last game against Arsenal. We are happy because we got the three points. The results could have been even better.
"The first 25 minutes was unbelievable, great tempo. We could have scored so many in the first half — we have to follow our new manager's instructions. Now we go again to the Champions League."
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