Fulham 1 Man Utd 2 LIVE REACTION: Red Devils win game late after 18-year-old Garnacho’s 93rd-minute goal – updates
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MANCHESTER UNITED beat Fulham 2-1 thanks to Alejandro Garnacho's 93rd-minute winner at Craven Cottage.
Christian Eriksen opened the scoring for the Red Devils but Daniel James equalised halfway through the second half.
And with seconds to go, Garnacho won it late by slotting into the corner past Bernd Leno.
- RESULT: Fulham 1-2 Man Utd
- Fulham XI: Leno, De Cordova-Reid, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Palhinha, Cairney, Andreas, Wilson, Vinicius, Willian
- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Malacia, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Martial, Rashford, Elanga
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Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
55, Erik Ten Hag makes his first change as he replaces Anthony Elanga with Scott McTominay.
The United boss is clearly looking for more control in midfield areas.
Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
53, De Gea saves United again!
A short corner is eventually crossed into the penalty area by Harry Wilson from the corner of the penalty area.
Tim Ream leaps highest at the back post and heads towards goal but De Gea pulls off a superb reflex save to deny Fulham an equaliser.
Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
52, De Gea saves from Vinicius!
It's all happening here now.
Wilson's cross eventually falls for Vinicius at the back post who turns and shoots but De Gea is equal to it.
Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
51, It's Martial's turn to see an effort saved by Leno.
The United forward lets fly with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area but the Fulham goalkeeper makes a comfortable save.
Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
48, So close for Mannchester United!
First Elanga's shot is parried by Leno before the German goalkeeper makes a second save in quick succession to deny Rashford.
That would've been game over.
Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
46, Fulham are straight on the attack.
Willian feeds a ball through to Vinicius on the left wing.
Vinicius plays a reverse ball into the penalty area that Lindelof stretches to intercept.
Second half: Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
46, Fulham get us back underway.
As it stands, United are going into the World Cup break just three points off the top four with a game in hand.
Managerial decisions
There's not a lot of attacking quality on either team's bench this evening.
Will Marco Silva instead look to tweak his team's formation as he looks to find a way to get Fulham level?
Is Erik Ten Hag going to look to bring on an extra holding midfielder to preserve his team's slender lead?
Let's find out - the second half is coming up next!
Missing men
It's clear to see that Fulham are missing the presence of Mitrovic up front.
Carlos Vinicius has shown some good touches but hasn't been able to replicate the Serbian's goal threat as of yet.
Manchester United, meanwhile, are badly missing Diego Dalot at right back.
HIs absence means Malacia is filling in there, but he's struggled to keep Willian quiet.
Half Time: Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
Paul Tierney blows his whistle to bring the first half to a close.
United lead thanks to Eriksen's 14th minute goal.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
45+1, Eriksen should double Manchester United's lead.
He has a clear sight of goal after being found in the penalty area by Fernandes' low cross.
The Dane gets good contact on his effort but the ball flies just wide of the post.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
45, We're going to have one minute of time added on at the end of the first half.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
43, Casemiro is having a real impact on this game now.
The Brazilian is doing a better job of breaking up Fulham's play in the midfield and the home team's momentum has somewhat fizzled out as a result.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
40, Just as I say that Martial nearly scores!
Luke Shaw whips a tempting cross into the penalty area and finds Martial.
But the United forward can't keep his header down while under pressure and the ball flies harmlessly over Bern Leno's crossbar.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
38, United haven't really put together a spell of possession in this game so far.
They may be a goal up but it feels as if they will be the keener of the two sides to hear the referee's half time whistle.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
35, Malacia is struggling at right back this afternoon.
This time it's Antonee Robinson who breezes past him and gets a cross into the box.
If Fulham had Mitrovic's aerial ability in this game you feel as if they would have scored by now.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
32, Great play by Willian again.
He turns expertly away from Malacia on the left wing and drives into the penalty area, but again his cross doesn't reach a teammate.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
30, Martial almost scores United's second.
The Frenchman is played in by Christian Eriksen but his close range effort is saved by Leno.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
28, Wilson goes close again!
The Welshman cuts inside and curls an effort towards goal from the edge of the penalty area but De Gea is equal to it.
The pressure is growing on Manchester United here.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
26, The assistant's flag goes up after Wilson draws a good save fro De Gea.
The chance came about from some good play by Andreas Pereira who advanced down the right and picked out Wilson with a perfectly-weighted pass.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
24, Vinicius has shown a couple of nice touches in the past few minutes.
On this occasion, he turns Lisandro Martinez on the halfway line and sprints down the left wing before his attempted cross is blocked by the recovering Argentinean defender.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
21, Bruno Fernandes picks out Rashford in the Fulham penalty area with a fantastic cross but the Englishman's effort is weak and dribbles towards a grateful Bernd Leno.
The assistant's belatedly went up for offside, in any case.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
19, Willian finds space on the left side of Manchester United's penalty area but his cross is intercepted before it reaches another white shirt.
The former Arsenal and Chelsea winger has looked lively so far this evening.
Fulham 0 – 1 Man Utd
18, Marcus Rashford is down and holding his head after a tussle with the combative Palhinha near the halfway line.
Fortunately for Gareth Southgate, the Manchester United man looks ok to continue.
GOAL! Fulham 0 - 1 Man Utd
14, Eriksen bundles it in for Manchester United!
Casemiro wins the ball in the halfway line to set Manchester United going.
The ball is eventually played wide to Bruno Fernandes who squares for Eriksen to slide in at the back post.
It's probably harsh on Fulham but that was a well-worked goal.
