Manchester United clashed heads with Fulham at Craven Cottage earlier this afternoon looking to leapfrog Chelsea in the Premier League table. The Red Devils made a terrific start to the match and managed to score in the 14th minute courtesy of Paul Pogba’s powerful finish from a tight angle. Anthony Martial doubled his team’s lead just nine minutes later after making a mazy run into the Cottagers box before keeping his calm to slot the ball in with a composed finish.
The second half was more of the same with the away team dominating the game while Fulham looked to threaten on the counter. Man United were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute which Pogba converted with ease to cap off another excellent display under the stewardship of Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
The match finished with the final scoreline of 3-0 in favour of the Red Devils.
Let’s take a look at how each Man United player performed during the game against the Cottagers.
GK: David De Gea – 7/10
The Spanish keeper pulled off some fine saves to keep another clean sheet at the back for the Mancunian outfit.
RB: Diogo Dalot – 6/10
He managed to cope with Ryan Babel’s threat quite well but was not that impactful going forward.
CB: Chris Smalling – 6/10
The English centre-back made a few errors during the contest but did enough to keep a shut-out on the day.
CB: Phil Jones – 7.5/10
The Man United talent kept calm under pressure and defended valiantly to restrict the Cottagers from scoring during the match.
LB: Luke Shaw – 6.5/10
He made a nervy start to the match but came back strong to put in a solid shift in the second half.
CM: Ander Herrera – 7/10
The Spanish midfielder made a horrible error early in the game. However, he recovered well and worked tirelessly in the heart of the United midfield.
CM: Nemanja Matic – 6.5/10
The Serbian international sat back in midfield and did the dirty defensive work to help protect the Red Devils backline from conceding on the day.
CM: Paul Pogba – 9/10
The French star scored with a brilliant finish in the first half and made the points secure by successfully converting the spot-kick.
RM: Juan Mata – 5/10
The Spaniard tried his best but failed to make an impact in the opposition half.
ST: Romelu Lukaku – 5/10
The Belgian looked a bit slow and was not able to dominate play in the attacking end of the pitch. He needs to benched against Paris-Saint Germain in midweek, that’s for sure!
LM: Anthony Martial – 8/10
The French attacker scored a brilliant goal in the first half when he dribbled past a horde of Fulham defenders to score with a composed finish. He was a constant threat for the Cottagers defenders down the left flank.
Substitutes:
ST: Alexis Sanchez – 5/10
The Chilean squandered a great chance to score after coming off the bench.
CM: Scott McTominay – 5/10
He provided some fresh legs in midfield.
CB: Eric Bailly – N/A
He didn’t have enough time to make an impact.
