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Gary Neville criticized Manchester United's performance during the second half of their Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, calling it the worst 15 minutes he had seen in 46 years of watching the team. During his commentary for Sky Sports, Neville described the players as lacking effort and walking through the game, highlighting a particularly poor goal where Lisandro Martinez inadvertently scored an own goal after Senne Lammens' initial save. Neville also expressed concern about the message this performance sends to interim manager Michael Carrick under increasing pressure.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Fulham vs Manchester United: Match Preview
Manchester United visit Fulham on Sunday, September 20, aiming to break a three-game winless streak across all competitions. Manager Michael Carrick faces increasing pressure after an unconvincing start under his permanent leadership since being appointed in the summer.
### Key Points
- Team News: Luke Shaw is still recovering from injury but has traveled with the squad and could return for this match. If unavailable, Patrick Dorgu will likely replace him.
- Historical Context: United's last league game ended with a draw against Everton followed by a loss to Manchester City in their derby fixture. They were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup midweek by Brighton.
- Fulham Situation: Under new manager Alvaro Arbeloa, Fulham has not won a Premier League match yet but recently defeated West Ham in the Carabao Cup third round and drew with Liverpool earlier this month.
### Match Details
- Date & Time: Sunday, September 20 at 4:30 PM (BST)
- Venue: Craven Cottage
- Broadcasting: Available via Paddy Power's live stream
### Betting Offer
Paddy Power is offering a free bet of up to £1 on over 0.5 goals for the match between Fulham and Manchester United, currently priced at odds of 1/200.
Prediction
Manchester United will be keen to secure a victory against a Fulham side that has yet to win under their new manager but remains competitive in cup competitions. With both teams looking to turn around recent negative trends, the match promises to be an exciting encounter.
Fans can follow live updates and analysis through The Standard's coverage for expert insights during the game.
Written for “Fulham Vs Manchester United Match Upd…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 17 other(s) covering the same event.
The Red Devils followed up a disappointing first-half performance in a crucial Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Sunday with a mostly woeful display after the interval, in which Neville accused them of “walking for 15 minutes” and delivering a shocking “lack of effort”.
asserted
Neville → follow → effort
The former long-time United right-back even went as far as to say that it was the worst quarter of an hour he had even seen from a United team in the 46 years he had been watching the club.
asserted
he → go → club
To compound their misery, United fell behind to Fulham in comical fashion, with the ball bouncing in off Lisandro Martinez from outside the six-yard box after goalkeeper Senne Lammens had initially saved from Calvin Bassey.
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Lammens → compound → Bassey
It was an awful sequence of play from the visitors as Kobbie Mainoo’s poor pass intended for Matheus Cunha was seized upon by Bassey, whose challenge on the Brazilian was deemed fair following a VAR check.
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challenge → intend → check
“It’s a real mess.
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It → ’ → ?
He’s not strong enough, Cunha,” Neville said during his co-commentary duties on Sky Sports.
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Neville → ’ → Sports
“I have to say, I’ve watched Manchester United since the age of five and that’s the worst 15 minutes I’ve ever seen them play.
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them → say → five
They’ve walked for 15 minutes.
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They → walk → minutes
You get what you deserve in a football match.
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you → get → match
“Maybe that will wake them up, maybe that will wake Fulham up as well.”
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that → wake → Fulham
Neville added: “I’ve never seen a lack of effort for 15, 20 minutes like I’ve just seen there.
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I → add → minutes
What must he [Michael Carrick] be thinking, he can’t believe what he’s watched in that last 15, 20 minutes.”
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he → think → minutes
Neville had said before the goal: “It's a few minutes of the blue mannequins playing against the white mannequins and then it switches around, bizarre football match.
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it → say → mannequins
“They won't go anywhere with a lack of urgency like this.
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They → go → this
I don't know if it's fear, lack of complacency, they're just not working hard.”
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they → know → complacency
He later added: “If I was Michael Carrick I'd be worried about the message the players are sending him, coming out of the half-time talk with this lack of urgency is remarkable.
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coming → add → urgency
With the pressure mounting further on under-fire boss Carrick, United’s blushes were eventually spared in west London by Cunha, who equalised with just one minute of normal time to go after his shot took a heavy deflection off David Affengruber to deceive Bernd Leno.
asserted
shot → mount → Leno
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