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.
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At the other end, James surges down the right again to lose Martinez and curls a low cross onto the edge of the six-yard box. Vinicius is running onto it, but Lindelof stretches to put it out for a corner, which comes to nothing.
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United break on the counter again with Shaw trying to curl an early cross into the box. Diop glances it away on the edge of the box, but it falls invitingly for McTominay. He's a long way out though and his header is straight at Leno.
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Martinez decides to go for a more direct route this time, lifting it over the top for Fernandes to chase. He tangles with Robinson and loses his balance, allowing Leno to come off his line and collect it.
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MISS! It's McTominay that starts the move with a brilliant switch of play out to Shaw on the left and he clips a good cross into the middle from the byline to pick him out. The Scot gets caught under it though and his header flies over the bar.
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There's a coming together between Palhinha and Shaw, but the referee allows United's attack to continue. His cross is over everyone in the middle, but Fernandes tries to recycle it and hits his effort straight out of play.
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Shaw blocks off De Cordova-Reid's run down the right and Pereira swings in the resulting free-kick. Palhinha meets it in the middle, but he can't direct his header on target.
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Casemiro's long ball out to Shaw is cut out, and James has another chance to burst forward down the right. He swings a good cross into the middle, but Lindelof is there again to clear his lines.
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There are big shouts from the United fans and players for a penalty as Garnacho goes down under pressure from De Cordova-Reid. Their legs got in a tangle, but a VAR check sticks with the onfield decision of no spot-kick.
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