Man of the match Jose Fonte was delighted as Saints held on to record a famous victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The visitors took the lead after 69 minutes as substitute Dusan Tadic capitalised on Graziano Pelle's rebound to slot home his fourth goal of the season.
Juan Mata missed two great chances in succession as the hosts pressed for an equaliser with 10 minutes left, but Saints held on for all three points.
It was their first league win at Old Trafford for almost 27 years, with their previous 19 visits providing only three draws and 16 losses.
Fonte said: “It’s not every day you get a win at Old Trafford against a great team so for us it's a pleasure and something we should be proud of.
“There's a long way to go but it's another three points. We got a lot of confidence from this game.
“It was a game that we defended really well, and they only had shots from outside the box if I'm not wrong.
“It was a fantastic game.”
It was only Saints’ fourth league win in 38 post-war visits to Old Trafford, and keeper Fraser Forster kept only the club’s fourth clean sheet in that time.
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