With United pushing hard for a winner in the closing stages, Zirkzee fired a shot over the crossbar and Sesko headed off target from two separate crosses. However in the first minute of stoppage time, Amad’s shirt was tugged back by Anthony as he looked to advance into the penalty area and, after initially awarding a goal-kick, referee Barrott was sent to the pitchside monitor again following a VAR review and eventually pointed to the penalty spot.
Fernandes stepped up and kept his composure to find the bottom corner, sending the Theatre of Dreams into delirium with his 99th goal for the club and earning a vital victory for Ruben’s Reds.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Reds return to action after the international break on Sunday 14 September with a short trip to the Etihad Stadium, to take on Manchester City in the first derby of the season (kick-off 16:30 BST).
MATCH DETAILS:
United: Bayindir; Yoro (Mazraoui 85), De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro (Sesko 73), Fernandes (c), Dalot; Mount (Mainoo 46), Mbeumo; Cunha (Zirkzee 31).
Substitutes: Onana, Dorgu, Heaven, Maguire, Ugarte.
Goals: Cullen 27 og, Mbeumo 57, Fernandes 90+7 pen
Booked: Fernandes 76
Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Ekdal (Worrall 83), Esteve, Hartman; Ugochukwu (Laurent 76), Cullen (c); Bruun Larsen (Sonne 82), Hannibal (Tchaouna 65), Anthony; Foster.
Substitutes: Hladky, Pires, Ramsey, Edwards, Flemming.
Goals: Foster 55, Anthony 66
Booked: Tchaouna 89, Anthony 90+4, Foster 90+6, Walker 90+7