Manchester United entertained Fulham at Old Trafford earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Red Devils made a bright start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Joshua Zirkzee came off the bench and finally broke the deadlock in the 87th minute as Erik ten Hag’s men earned a narrow 1-0 win at the Theatre of Dreams.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player performed during the clash against the Cottagers.
GK: Andre Onana – 7/10
Onana made a couple of important saves at the back and secured a crucial clean sheet in front of the home fans.
RB: Noussair Mazraoui – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Harry Maguire – 7/10
Maguire cleared the danger when needed and did enough to keep a clean sheet tonight.
CB: Lisandro Martinez – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field and was good on the ball.
LB: Diogo Dalot – 7/10
Dalot kept things solid when defending inside his half but was quiet going forward.
CM: Casemiro – 8/10
He anchored the midfield well and managed to engineer a few promising chances for his teammates in the final third.
CM: Kobe Mainoo – 8/10
Mainoo protected his backline well and made some decent runs with the ball.
RW: Amad Diallo – 6.5/10
He earned possession back twice and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CAM: Mason Mount – 6.5/10
The English talent made two good chances for his teammates to score. He wasted a good chance to score himself in the second half.
LW: Marcus Rashford – 6.5/10
He worked hard but produced a lackluster display in the final third.
ST: Bruno Fernandes – 7/10
Fernandes was always willing to have a strike at goal and would be disappointed after wasting a few excellent chances to score.
Substitutes:
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – 7/10
He picked up an assist for setting up Zirkzee’s match-winner late in the game.
ST: Joshua Zirkzee – 7/10
Zirkzee ended up scoring the winning goal in the 87th minute with a tidy finish from close range.
CB: Matthijs de Ligt – N/A
CB: Jonny Evans – N/A
CM: Scott McTominay – N/A
