This Saturday was a very difficult afternoon for him. Manchester United: Their 7-game unbeaten run in all competitions (they haven’t lost since December 30) and their 4-game winning streak in the Premier League have come to an end. He Marco Silva’s Fulham won 1-2 at Old Trafford, reviving United’s ghosts. The winning goal, in the 97th minute, from Alex Iwobi after a great counterattack led by the former Barcelona player Adama Traoré.
A big blow to the aspirations of United to play in the next Champions League four days later Sir Jim Ratcliffenew co-owner of the Old Trafford club, said the goal is within reach Manchester City and Liverpool. The one in Ten Hags They are sixth in the Premier table, 8 points behind the Champions League.
It started better Fulham at Old Traffordwith speed, with Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz creates danger. Muniz is the star of a header where Andre Onanathe United goalkeeper, responded with an excellent save.
MANCHESTER UNITED
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fulham
MANCHESTER UNITED: Andre Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Lindelöf (Antony, 99′); Mainoo (Diallo, 80′), Casemiro (Eriksen, 53′), Omari Forson (McTominay, 53′), Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho; Rashford
FULHAM: log; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson; Reed (Adama Traoré, 77′), Lukic, Wilson (Issa Diop, 81′), Andreas Pereira (Cairney, 68′), Iwobi; Muniz
The objectives: 0-1 Bassey (65′), 1-1 Maguire (89′), 1-2 Iwobi (97′)
Yellow cards: Adarabioyo (25′), Maguire (36′), Andreas Pereira (42′), Wilson (47′), Leno (90′), Bruno Fernandes (100′), Cairney (100′)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Spectators: 73,487 at Old Trafford
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After united This is more and also creates danger. Diogo Dalot He hit a ball against the post. Of course only later Muniz shot down the pole. It was a first half with alternatives and with a good rhythm, which ended without goals.
Casemiro, injured
He Fulham come out better than the team Erik ten Haag after a break. Again with speed, coming out on the counterattack. the set of Marco Silva put the person in a lot of trouble United. In the 53rd minute he was injured Casemiro (replaced by Scott McTominay). And finally the goal came for the Craven Cottage team.
He marked it Calvin Bassey in the 65th minute, taking advantage of a ball by Timothy Castagne. Basseyfree marking, shot twice (the first was rejected by Onana) and finally made it 0-1 for Fulham.
He woke up Manchester United, attacking fervently, knowing that their good streak could be coming to an end. But he attacked with more heart than head, without a definite plan. Until Harry Maguire come to the rescue United in the 89th minute. After a cross Bruno Fernandes, to Bernd Lenogoalkeeper of Fulhamthe ball got away and there, opportunistically, Maguire put the ball in the back of the goal.
And he continued to press on United, in search of a secondary goal. But it was Iwobi who scored. The 1-2. Minute 97. After a great counter-attack starring the former Barcelona player Adama Traoré. And the next rival of the group Ten Hags in Premier it is the City of Pep Guardiola in the Manchester derby, on March 3.
Source: La Verdad
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