Without Martinez, Shaw and Hojlund, Man Utd revealed many weaknesses in the match against Fulham in round 26 of the Premier League.
Man Utd could not dominate the game, and the Red Devils were even pressured by Fulham in the first half. Up front, Forson and Rashford did not have many opportunities to approach the opponent's goal.
The first dangerous chance of the match belonged to Fulham, the visitors' player headed dangerously from close range but Onana was able to block it. After that, Man Utd and Fulham both had some notable moves. Dalot's shot hit the post. Rodrigo shook the Fulham crossbar with a powerful shot. However, the first half ended without a goal.
Man Utd lost to Fulham.
In the second half, Man Utd's game did not change much. They continued to endure great pressure from the visitors. Even when Eriksen was put on the field, Man Utd still could not control the situation. The home team's ability to defend from a distance was also significantly reduced. But the goal only came to Fulham from a set piece.
In the 65th minute, from Andreas Pereira's corner kick, center-back Bassey took advantage of the opportunity to accurately finish the opening score for Fulham. With nothing left to lose, coach Erik ten Hag brought the last players on the bench onto the field.
When Rasmus Hojlund was not on the field, Man Utd's attacks were ineffective and too predictable. In the most difficult moment, Harry Maguire was the one to speak up. In the 89th minute, Bruno Fernandes launched a dangerous long-range shot, Leno made an excellent save but Maguire rushed in to finish from close range to equalize 1-1.
Overly excited, Man Utd continued to push forward to seek victory. However, that was when they had to receive a counter-attack from Fulham. In the 90+7 minute, Adama Traore accelerated, passed Garnacho and Maguire before making a perfect pass for Iwobi to score, sealing a 2-1 victory for Fulham.
The winning streak was stopped, Man Utd accepted to stand in 6th place with 45 points, 7 points less than Aston Villa - the team ranked 4th with a ticket to play in the Champions League next season.
Result: Man Utd 1-2 Fulham
Score:
Man Utd: Maguire (89')
Fulham: Bassey (65'); Iwobi (90+7')
Line-up:
Man Utd: Andre Onana (24), Victor Lindelof (2), Harry Maguire (5), Raphael Varane (19), Diogo Dalot (20), Casemiro (18), Kobbie Mainoo (37), Omari Forson (62), Bruno Fernandes (8), Alejandro Garnacho (17), Marcus Rashford (10)
Fulham: Bernd Leno (17), Timothy Castagne (21), Tosin Adarabioyo (4), Calvin Bassey (3), Antonee Robinson (33), Harrison Reed (6), Sasa Lukic (28), Harry Wilson (8), Andreas Pereira (18), Alex Iwobi (22), Rodrigo Muniz (19).
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