Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes feels that they are a proper team now after their thrilling 2-1 win over Manchester City at Old Trafford on January 14.
Fernandes scored the equaliser in the 78th minute which was followed by Marcus Rashford winner four minutes later to nullify Jack Grealish's opening goal in the 60th minute.
The win helped climb to the third spot on the Premier League standings. The Red Devils are now just one point behind City with 38 points in the bag from same number of games.
This is also Manchester United's seventh consecutive win across competitions since mid-season break. Erik Ten Hag's side started their unbeaten streak on August 22 with a win over Liverpool which was also their first win of the season.
"I said before the game we look like a team now. Some time ago, sometimes each one of us was looking for ourselves. Now you see a proper team playing for each other," he told BT Sport.
Fernandes is not getting carried away about the proximity to City, however, pointing out it will mean little if United's momentum drops.
"[Being a point behind City] doesn't matter for us," he added. "We have to look forward to the next game.
“If you don't keep winning, they'll go [City will move ahead]. We'll celebrate a big win but from [Sunday] our focus has to be on the next game.”
United's second-half response was aided by the introduction of Alejandro Garnacho, who assisted Rashford's winner, and the England forward praised the work of his attacking colleagues.
"The options we've got coming off the bench, we've had injuries this year with our forward line, and everyone has played out of position. Bruno played out of position today," he said.
"You can see everyone is putting a shift in. When you have players like Alejandro, young, hungry, willing to come on and make a difference, anything is possible."
United are next in action at struggling Crystal Palace on Wednesday, before a trip to league leaders Arsenal.
(With Opta inputs)
