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
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Fulham vs Manchester United
It's end-to-end here at the moment as United manage to clear Fulham's corner this time and Rashford bursts forward on the counter. He carries it a long way before fizzing it into the box and it's just out of Martial's reach on the stretch.
Fulham vs Manchester United
DE GEA SAVES TWICE! Vinicius fires a shot towards the near post and De Gea gets two hands behind it and Martinez helps it behind for a corner. Pereira swings the resulting set-piece in and Ream rises highest but the Spaniard is there again to tip it over from on his line.
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SAVE! United are pushing to get a second goal at the start of the second half, and Fulham just can't clear their lines. Casemiro slides it through to Martial, who drills a low shot towards the far post from the edge of the D, but Leno holds it.
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DOUBLE SAVE! United break quickly through Eriksen down the left and a deflection helps it onto Elanga at the edge of the box. His low shot is saved by Leno, and the rebound falls for Rashford, but the keeper makes another vital stop to deny him too.
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