Manchester United face newly promoted Fulham in a bid to keep looking for the top four places after a poor start to the season.
Erik ten Hag’s United arrived after beating Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup match. The victory came after a crushing league defeat to Villa a few days earlier. Ten Hag’s team recovered very well from the bad start and lately sits in 5th place in the table with 23 problems in thirteen games, only six problems the Spurs with 2 games down.
Fulham entered this game after almost stealing a point from Manchester City in the final week of training. Lately they are in ninth position with 19 problems in 14 games this season. They hope to get a result at home before the World Cup holiday.
Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Reid, Diop, Rame, Robinson; Cairney, Palhinha; Wilson, Pereira, Willian; Vinicius
Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Malacia, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Elanga; Martial
Manchester United will resume football on December 21 against Burnley in the Carabao Cup. On December 28 they will resume their crusade in the Premier League against newly promoted Nottingham Forest.