The poorly deviated shot of Lisandro Martinez and the header of Toby Collyer in the 89th minute of De Lijn brought Manchester United to a rare Premier League victory under Ruben Amorim, where the 1-0 win over Fulham them to twelfth place in the rankinglist brought.
The game was on the way to a boring stalemate, where United bodies got behind the ball and did not deal with it adventurously. Only in the 42nd minute did a shot. The 13 in the entire game of both teams were the lowest total for a Premier League match this season.
But with twelve minutes to play, Martinez's attack ended up from the edge of the penalty area via Sasa Lukic and fell under the bar, hit Bernd Leno's fingertips along the way. It was United's first attempt on goal. There was also an element of controversy about the goal scorer, where Martinez had previously escaped the sentence in that half for a biling challenge on Adama Traore.
The victory of United was just as dependent on the fact that the 21-year-old Collyer fell back and the attempt by Joachim Andersen from a corner bumped away when the clock tapped. The young substitute was harassed by his teammates who hurried to celebrate with him.
Rodrigo Muniz shot over in injury time from six meters for a new kick -off for United, although Amad Diallo was also refused, where his festival was shortened by an outer signal of the VAR.
Before the game, Amorim had stated that the result was more important than the performance, and he would have been relieved when he had celebrated the fourth victory in the Premier League from twelve attempts, while Sir Jim Ratcliffe watched in Craven Cottage. With regard to the performance, there was still a lot to be desired.
'Attack, attack, attack' the traveling fans chanted while United in the back of the opening 45 lagging the ball, apparently happy to take a time-out of the game. Their trust seemed fragile – understandable in view of the fact that they had lost six of their last nine in the competition. But these three points will improve the mood for the time being.
As far as Fulham is concerned, they will feel bad, but their impulse in the first half had dried through Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez by the time United broke through the impasse and despite the fact that they scored twice in each of their last five league matches, they were able to Don't do that anymore. enforce a late response. Marco Silva's team remains tenth.
Amorim: Not a great achievement, but we fought for the victory
Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim:
“It's a good day for us. It was not a great achievement and we can see that, but we are fighting for the victory. We gave the team some time to understand the game, to be lucky that sometimes you need to win a competition. ” Football match. A zero. Let's take this feeling to the next game.
“We had a number of games that we lost at the end and nobody could care, because it is the result that counts. I remember the opportunities we missed against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth … we have much to improve, we did not play so well with the ball. “
Silva: We didn't deserve to lose
Fulham boss Marco Silva:
“The result was cruel for us. In the first half we were clearly the team that had more control, to start on the front. We created enough opportunities to score in the first half. I can't remember any danger. Moment of them during the first half.
“The second half was more balanced. Our second half was not that good. A really unhappy goal. There was a reaction from ourselves. They came with the low block, players around sixteen [in the final minutes]. The result is not what we earn from the game, but football is like that. “
Analysis: a winning feeling, but the problems of United are still clearly visible
Peter Smith from Sky Sports:
Amorim had emphasized the importance of the result above the performance before Man Utd's victory over Fulham and he hoped that the momentum of grabbing three points on the road could give his team a boost.
They certainly looked like they needed one during most of this competition. The caution of United was clearly visible when they defended in large numbers and looked for the safe option in possession. Before the start of the game, it was noticeable that Fulham was mentioned as a favorite – and the visitors played their underdog tag where.
This result will not mask the problems that Amorim has to solve. He himself remarked the lack of thrust in the last third part and the question marks at both Hojlund and his replacement Zirkzee continue to exist. Alejandro Garnacho, a player that they could very well sell before the deadline, seemed most likely to provide a spark in the midst of a little inspiring attack. Fulham, despite a bad attacking record, revealed the well -documented weakness of United Late late.
But with a Europa League trip to Bucharest on Thursday, followed by home games against Crystal Palace and then Leicester in the FA Cup, there is perhaps a chance for United to build a positive rhythm to make their prospects in the short term Improve. The larger picture remains an important work in progress.
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