Fulham vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Fulham 1-2 Manchester United: Alejandro Garnacho scored a 93rd-minute winner to send the visitors into the World Cup break with a crucial three points after Daniel James had equalised against his former team
Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United as they beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage in their final Premier League game before the World Cup break on Sunday.
Christian Eriksen, who is set to play for Denmark at the World Cup, scored the opener in the 14th minute, sliding in at the far post to steer the ball home after Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes combined cleverly to create the chance.
Carlos Vinicius almost put Fulham level just after the break, twisting to fire a shot that goalkeeper David De Gea steered behind, and the Spaniard pulled off another tremendous save to keep out Tim Ream’s headed effort from the subsequent corner.
The home side equalised in the 61st minute with a goal eerily similar to Manchester United’s as winger Willian played Tom Cairney free down the right and he centred for ex-United winger Daniel James to score two minutes after he came off the bench.
The game looked to be heading for a draw until Garnacho sped into the box and fired a low shot past Bernd Leno for his first Premier League goal to snatch all three points deep into stoppage time.
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Eriksen is the first Danish player to score for United since Peter Schmeichel versus FC Rotor Volgograd in the UEFA Cup in September 1995.
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Pereira swings a deep corner into the box and Willian just peels away on the back post to open up some space. He catches it all wrong on the volley though, slicing it high into the stands.
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Robinson is still getting so much joy down the right and he just brushes Fernandes aside as he surges into the box. He gets his head up to spot a pass, which gives Malacia the chance to slide in and dispossess him.
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Willian bursts past Malacia down the left again and takes it to the byline before pulling it back towards Vinicius. He throws himself forward but just misses it and Martinez clears his lines behind him.
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LENO SAVES! Rashford drills it forward for Martial, who plays an unintentional one-two with Fernandes when they get in each other's way. He's one-on-one with Leno, who makes himself big to smother the shot before scrambling to stop it from crossing the line.
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