Oli Gent from Manchester United rated the team's performance in a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Senne Lammens received the highest rating of 8 for keeping Manchester United competitive with numerous saves, despite an own goal by Lisandro Martinez that ultimately reflected the team’s poor overall showing. Ratings for most players were low, highlighting deficiencies across multiple positions and a lack of offensive creativity led by Bruno Fernandes' anonymous performance.
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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.
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A comical Lisandro Martinez own goal was the Red Devils’ undoing at Craven Cottage, in a game that they ultimately deserved to lose, before Matheus Cunha’s deflected equaliser, whch cannoned in off the oh-so unlucky David Affengruber.
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equaliser → deserve → Affengruber
The visitors were second best throughout, with Alvaro Arbeloa just missing out on his first league victory in charge of the Cottagers.
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Arbeloa → miss → Cottagers
Carrick’s men had their goalkeeper to thank on countless occasions, with Senne Lammens producing save after save to keep the scoreline respectable.
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Lammens → have → scoreline
Josh King lit up the west London evening with a star showing, afforded far too much time and space to weave his magic and get the home fans off their seats.
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King → light → seats
United went close on numerous occasions, with Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha both hitting the woodwork in the first half, while Lisandro Martinez forced a good save from Bernd Leno and Marcus Rashford ballooned over from close range to sum up a tough day in the capital for the Red Devils, who remain marooned in mid-table.
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who → go → table
Oli Gent was at Craven Cottage to rate the United players...
Senne Lammens 8
Kept the visitors in the game all too often.
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Gent → rate → game
Iwobi could sense the Portuguese’s nerves and tried to capitalise.
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Iwobi → sense → nerves
Robinson’s aggressive overlaps caused him an additional headache.
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overlaps → cause → headache
Harry Maguire 5
Nowhere to be seen for Bassey’s burst and shot that Lammens spilled, and just too pedestrian in possession.
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Lammens → see → possession
Lisandro Martinez 4
Was having a similar game to Maguire until the own goal, which was unfortunate but ultimately summed United’s performance up.
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which → have → performance
Luke Shaw 5
Steady on the ball and more assured defensively than Patrick Dorgu at left-back, but too cautious in his attacking play until United were forced to spring into action upon falling behind.
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United → force → action
Strange, since his £35million move was sanctioned to play those cute passes between the lines to find United’s exciting attacking quartet.
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move → sanction → quartet
His lack of defensive nous gave King a field day finding space between the lines to run the show.
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lack → give → show
Bryan Mbeumo 4
Superbly marshalled by Antonee Robinson, who knew exactly what the Cameroonian wanted to do all game.
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Cameroonian → marshal → what
Second to every 50-50, as the American nipped in ahead of him all too often.
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American → nip → him
As per usual, went roaming across every blade of grass in search of the ball that just did not find him, with his midfield colleagues dawdling.
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colleagues → roam → him
Marcus Rashford 4
Ineffective, but again, starved of service and well dealt with by Timothy Castagne, but his game is far too predictable.
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game → starve → Castagne
The England international just does not suit this type of fixture, when United are looking to break down a defence dropping deeper and deeper.
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United → suit → defence
Matheus Cunha 6
Starved of any real service when he was crying out for the ball played into feet.
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he → starve → feet
A massive slice of luck for his goal, but if you don’t buy a ticket...
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you → buy → ticket
Subs:
Joshua Zirkzee 6
Introduced to give the away side a focal point up top that they were sorely lacking in the absence of Benjamin Sesko.
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they → introduce → Sesko
The Dutchman, however, while silky in possession, just does not havre that same fear factor and presence that the Slovenian carries.
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Slovenian → havre → that
His runs from deep certainly added an element of dynamism, but it proved too little, too late.
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it → add → dynamism
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