Man Utd played quite poorly against Fulham, the “Red Devils” played poorly for almost all of the official match time despite playing at home at Old Trafford. Weak attack, bad defense is what coach Ten Hag’s team showed in the match of round 26 of the Premier League.

After many missed opportunities, Fulham opened the score in the 66th minute.

It was not until the 89th minute that Man Utd equalized and the home team played sublimely in the following minutes.

However, engrossed in finding victory, the “Red Devils” paid the price when they were hit with a counterattack in the 90+7 minute. The late goal helped Fulham win all 3 points.

Because Hojlund suffered an injury during training, coach Ten Hag decided to use young player Forson to join Rashford and Garnacho to form Man Utd’s attacking trio. The home team actively attacked after the opening whistle, but did not make an impression, whereas Fulham’s counterattacks soon made an impression.

Sharp counterattacks allowed the away team to score shots on Man Utd’s goal repeatedly in the first half. Iwobi attempted two separate attempts to score from near Man Utd’s penalty area, but he was unsuccessful both times.

Man Utd didn’t have the first opportunity to pose a threat until the thirty-first minute. Dalot fired a middle-of-the-field shot that sailed past goalie Leno and struck the outside edge of the left column before disappearing.

Fulham answered right away. Muniz finished in the middle of the penalty area in the 33rd minute after deftly covering Lindelof with his body. Onana watched as the ball struck the right post and bounced out.

During the remaining time of the first half, Man Utd played better attack than the away team, but the Old Trafford home team’s shots did not cause Leno many difficulties. With no goals in the first half, the two teams entered the break with a 0-0 draw.

Realizing the deadlock in his students’ playing style, Coach Ten Hag quickly adjusted his personnel. In the 53rd minute, Eriksen was brought in to replace Forson. Casemiro was injured and could not continue playing, so McTominay was also replaced.

Fulham remained loyal to the counter-attacking defensive style of play, but the away team scored after a set situation. In the 66th minute, Bassey rushed to cushion the ball from a corner kick, the ball hit the Fulham player and bounced back. Bassey immediately finished the rebound from a distance of about 6 meters, causing the ball to hit the roof of the net. Fulham took a 1-0 lead.

After the defeat, Man Utd tried to increase the attack to find an equalizer but could not make a change. Ten Hag’s team had few shots and the opportunities they created were not really dangerous to Leno’s goal.

In a deadlocked situation, Man Utd suddenly found an equalizer in the 89th minute. Fernandes scored from outside the penalty area. Leno pushed the ball out of reach for Maguire to score from close range.

The 1-1 equalizer made Man Utd players extremely excited. They pressed Fulham continuously for about the next 6 minutes and caused the away team’s goal to constantly face danger. However, Fulham still stands firm.

Engrossed in attacking high, Man Utd was hit with a counterattack in the 90+7 minute. Adama Traore accelerated, passed Garnacho and Maguire before making a pass just in range for Iwobi to score, sealing a 2-1 victory for Fulham.

The home team’s defense was too poor against counter-attacks, allowing Iwobi to receive the ball and shoot at the top of the penalty area. The ball went into the near corner, causing Onana to stand still and watch. The second goal made Man Utd unable to recover, they lost their 10th match in the Premier League this season.

The upbeat streak was stopped, Man Utd accepted 6th place with 45 points, 7 points less than Aston Villa – the team ranked 4th with a ticket to play the Champions League next season.