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Premier League: Manchester United vs Fulham Preview

Manchester United vs Fulham Preview

Premier League 

Manchester United vs Fulham Preview

The Red Devils will be taking on Fulham at home in Old Trafford. Currently Manchester United are sitting in 8th place with 23 points. After that intense game against Arsenal it looks like Anthony Martial is doubtful for this match up. Martial picked up a muscle injury. United’s leading top scorer is Martial. Jose Mourinho will be looking to pick up three points against their opponents, but for that to happen he has to put out a strong line up. Last time these two teams met was in February 2014, and that game ended in a 2-2 draw. Untied have 1W, 3D, and 1L in their last five matches. Despite losing one game, Manchester Untied have been struggling on scoring goals in some games.

Fulham

Fulham are walking into Old Trafford looking to grab three points against the home team. Currently they are sitting in last place with nine points. Against The Red Devils Fulham have lost 21 of 23 away games. Manchester United are the 2nd team to have the most wins against them with 18, Arsenal are ahead with 19 wins. If Fulham don’t start winning more games soon then they will be  regulated from the premier league. Their current top scorer Aleksander Mitrovic will be looking to bag some goals on match day. Fulham have 1W, 1D, 3L in their last five matches. 

Injured Players

The Red Devils have five players injured such as Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez, Phil Jones, and Victor Lindelof. Sanchez is currently sidelined until early January, and Martial could feature against Fulham. Lindelof would be available end of December, also Jones is day to day. Luke Shaw picked up a knock back on November 30, and don’t know when exactly he could be back.

Predicted Lineup

Manchester United 

De Gea; Dalot, Bailly, Smalling, Rojo, Young; Pogba, Matic, Lingard; Rashford, Lukaku

Fulham 

Rico; Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Le Marchand; Seri, Chambers, Camara, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic

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