Fulham vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Fulham 1-2 Manchester United: Alejandro Garnacho scored a 93rd-minute winner to send the visitors into the World Cup break with a crucial three points after Daniel James had equalised against his former team
Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United as they beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage in their final Premier League game before the World Cup break on Sunday.
Christian Eriksen, who is set to play for Denmark at the World Cup, scored the opener in the 14th minute, sliding in at the far post to steer the ball home after Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes combined cleverly to create the chance.
Carlos Vinicius almost put Fulham level just after the break, twisting to fire a shot that goalkeeper David De Gea steered behind, and the Spaniard pulled off another tremendous save to keep out Tim Ream’s headed effort from the subsequent corner.
The home side equalised in the 61st minute with a goal eerily similar to Manchester United’s as winger Willian played Tom Cairney free down the right and he centred for ex-United winger Daniel James to score two minutes after he came off the bench.
The game looked to be heading for a draw until Garnacho sped into the box and fired a low shot past Bernd Leno for his first Premier League goal to snatch all three points deep into stoppage time.
Fulham vs Manchester United
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Fulham vs Manchester United
United have lost just one of their last 18 Premier League games against promoted sides (W11 D6), going down 4-1 at Watford in November last season.
Fulham vs Manchester United
Erik ten Hag makes six changes from the EFL Cup win over Villa on Thursday, bringing De Gea, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen and Elanga in. Fernandes retains his place to make his 100th Premier League appearance. Dubravka, Maguire, McTominay, Fred and Van de Beek drop to the bench. Diogo Dalot is suspended, while Cristiano Ronaldo misses out again through illness.
Fulham vs Manchester United
Marco Silva makes just two changes to the side that lost at City, and they're enforced ones. Kenny Tete and Harrison Reed both picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season, so they're suspended. De Cordova-Reid returns from a ban of his own, with Cairney also coming in. Top-scorer, Aleksandar Mitrovic, is still out with a foot injury.
Fulham vs Manchester United
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Nathan Bishop, Zidane Iqbal, Martin Dubravka, Alejandro Garnacho, Harry Maguire, Fred, Donny van de Beek, Scott McTominay.
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