Man Utd player ratings vs Fulham, Lisandro Martinez wins it but 2/10 star needs to be axed by Ruben Amorim

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Manchester United made it two wins in a row as they continued to prefer life away from Old Trafford, winning 1-0 at Fulham in a game lacking quality.

Man Utd continued their goal-shy ways in the first half, finishing without a single shot on target but at least restricted Fulham too, going in goalless at half-time.

The dour pattern followed late into the second half and needed something freakish to break it which is what arrived with Lisandro Martinez’s shot.

A hopeful shot from distance deflected and floated over Bernd Leno’s outstretched hand to give United the lead. A tetchy game threatened to come alive late on as Fulham almost equalised off a set piece but United protected their lead and three points in a game of few moments.

Here’s how the players rated-

Andre Onana – 5

Didn’t collect Fulham’s shots cleanly and Hojlund had a go at him for playing hopeful long balls at him. He will most welcome a clean sheet.

Matthijs de Ligt – 7

Strong defensively with some last-ditch interventions combined with secure passing.

Harry Maguire – 6.5

No repeat of his error vs Rangers as he dealt with Fulham’s threat capably.

Lisandro Martinez – 6.5

Had more freedom to move forward due to Mazraoui’s position and made it count with his goal late on, albeit lucky due to a deflection.

Noussair Mazraoui – 5

Weirdly played as almost a No. 10 at times as he was heavily inverted, starting on the left this time. Struggled in the buildup.

Diogo Dalot – 4

Restored to his stronger right side but there were no bombing overlaps. Alex Iwobi had plenty of joy down his side and he remained wasteful with the ball.

Manuel Ugarte – 6

Flew under the radar a bit. Was tasked with an even more difficult job as Fernandes is prone to running forward.

Bruno Fernandes – 5

Tried to get United moving up the pitch but with no threat. The midfield often looked overrun as he trudged forward.

Amad – 5

His most ineffective game in quite some time and his luck was summed up in injury time when a well-taken goal was ruled out for offside.

Alejandro Garnacho – 6.5

Always showed for the ball and some threatening dribbles marked him out as the best among a bad attacking crop.

Rasmus Hojlund – 2

He had an uphill task going up against Bassey and Andersen and so it proved. They dominated him.

Substitutes

Joshua Zirkzee – 6

The better of two poor strikers.

Leny Yoro – 6

Came on to limit De Ligt’s minutes and get some of his own. Composed.

Toby Collyer – 7

Ugarte was running on fumes so Collyer added much-needed energy to the midfield. Saved three points for United with a goalline clearance late on.

Tyrell Malacia – 6

Came on late to shore up the defense.

Kobbie Mainoo – 6

Same as Malacia but for the midfield.