Joshua Kirkzee came off the bench to prod home a last-gasp debut goal to give Man United three points against Fulham.
The 23-year-old summer signing from Bologna was left on the bench with Erik Ten Hag opting for a line-up without a recognised striker.
However he brought on his countryman on the hour and Kirkzee made the telling contribution when he ran into the area to poke home a volley from Alejandro Garnacho’s cross from the right three minutes from time.
Fulham keeper Bernd Leno twice denied Bruno Fernandes and also thwarted Mason Mount while Andre Onana foiled Kenny Tete and Rogrigo Muniz at the other end as Fulham were on top for long spells at Old Trafford as United struggled to find a cutting edge in the final third.
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No recognised striker
Ten Hag handed a debut to Noussair Mazraoui but left Matthijs de Ligt and Zirkzee on the bench, while Marco Silva gave Emile Smith Rowe his first Cottagers start in an XI which included seven of the team which won 2-1 at Old Trafford in January
Just three days after signing Mazraoui had to produce a vital sliding intervention in the opening minutes to prevent Alex Iwobe latching onto a pullback after Adama Traore had sped down the right and into the box, beating Lisandro Martinez.
Traore lashed over the bar before Kenny Tete’s 25-yard curler drew a flying save from his former Ajax teammate Onana.
Mount, making just his second start for United since last October, picked up a booking inside 20 minutes for a lunge on Smith Rowe.
Fernandes fired a first-time effort from a near-impossible angle into the side-netting while another former Ajax player, Calvin Bassey, was booked on 25 minutes for a sliding challenge on Mount.
Casemiro fired well over Leno’s bar shortly before the German keeper casually gave the ball away on the edge of his own box but recovered to block Fernandes’…
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Author : Alex Hoad
Publish date : 2024-08-16 21:01:04
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