Man Utd had a difficult away match against Fulham in round 11 of the Premier League. Man Utd's problem was that they could not play the ball as coherently as they wanted. The lack of pressure on the opponent's defense made Man Utd often suffer many counter-attacks.
Although Man Utd did not play well, they were also unlucky. In the 8th minute, after Garnacho's touch, Scott McTomminay had a close-range shot into the Fulham net. However, when consulting VAR technology, the referee denied the Red Devils' goal. Harry Maguire was determined to be offside when he tried to participate in the play.
Bruno scored for Man Utd.
After this situation, Man Utd could hardly create any chances towards Fulham's goal. Bruno Fernandes played somewhat lacking in ideas and was no longer the explosive force in the Red Devils' attack. Many of the visitors' attacks were incoherent, Fulham had little difficulty defending.
The first half ended in a dull game with no goals scored. In the second half, Man Utd's game did not improve. They were still struggling to find a way into Leno's goal. Rasmus Hojlund looked too isolated, Bruno kept making bad passes, and Garnacho and Antony were lackluster.
Fulham even had every right to regret the opportunity they had. In the 57th minute, Willian dribbled across the penalty area and shot dangerously from a distance but the goal did not come. Four minutes later, Palhinha unleashed a powerful shot from close range, this time Andre Onana made an excellent save.
Not accepting the draw, coach Erik ten Hag sent many reserve players onto the field such as Pellistri, Martial and Mason Mount. However, Man Utd could only rely on Garnacho's individual efforts on the left wing. The Argentine striker used his speed and technique to overcome the opposing defenders but he did not have any notable passes or shots.
The drama of the match came in the 90th minute. In a chaotic situation in front of the penalty area, Bruno Fernandes scored a dangerous long-range goal to open the score for Man Utd. This was also the goal that brought 3 valuable points for coach Erik ten Hag and his team against Fulham.
Result: Fulham 0-1 Man Utd
Score:
Man Utd: Bruno (90')
Line-up:
Fulham: Bernd Leno (17), Antonee Robinson (33), Tim Ream (13), Calvin Bassey (3), Timothy Castagne (21), Joao Palhinha (26), Harry Wilson (8), Willian (20), Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi (22), Rodrigo Muniz (19)
Man Utd: Andre Onana (24), Diogo Dalot (20), Jonny Evans (35), Harry Maguire (5), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (29), Scott McTominay (39), Christian Eriksen (14), Alejandro Garnacho (17), Bruno Fernandes (8), Antony (21), Rasmus Hojlund (11).
Mai Phuong
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