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By Simon StoneBBC Sport at Old Trafford
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Alex Iwobi struck in added time for Fulham as they beat Manchester UnitedManchester United were given a harsh reality check at Old Trafford as Alex Iwobi's injury-time effort gave Fulham only their second Old Trafford victory since 1963.
Four days after new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe spoke of United attempting to knock Manchester City and Liverpool off their perch at the top of the English game, they suffered a major blow to their hopes of Champions League qualification.
Without injured striker Rasmus Hojlund, the hosts were ineffective in attack until the final minute of normal time, when Harry Maguire seemed to have rescued a point for the hosts.
But Iwobi had the final say deep into nine minutes of stoppage time, restoring an advantage initially given to them by Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey, who lashed home the loose ball after his header from a Fulham corner had been blocked by team-mate Timothy Castagne.
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The result ended a run of 11 Premier League away games without a win for the west London outfit. Prior to this contest, only Sheffield United had a worse top-flight away record this term.
Neither the defeat nor, more importantly, the performance, will give anyone the belief United will achieve Ratcliffe's lofty aims any time soon.
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Manchester United
Squad number24Player nameOnana
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot- Squad number19Player nameVarane
- Squad number5Player nameMaguire
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf- Squad number37Player nameMainoo
- Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
- Squad number62Player nameForson
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number17Player nameGarnacho
Squad number10Player nameRashford
- Squad number14Player nameEriksen
- Squad number16Player nameDiallo
- Squad number21Player nameAntony
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number21Player nameCastagne
Squad number4Player nameTosin
Squad number3Player nameBassey
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number28Player nameLukic
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number22Player nameIwobi
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number11Player nameTraoré
Squad number31Player nameDiop
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Onana
- 20Dalot
- 19Varane
- 5MaguireBooked at 36mins
- 2LindelöfSubstituted forAntonyat 90+9'minutes
- 37MainooSubstituted forDialloat 80'minutes
- 18CasemiroSubstituted forMcTominayat 53'minutes
- 62ForsonSubstituted forEriksenat 53'minutes
- 8Bruno FernandesBooked at 90mins
- 17Garnacho
- 10Rashford
Substitutes
- 1Bayindir
- 4S Amrabat
- 14Eriksen
- 16Diallo
- 21Antony
- 35Evans
- 39McTominay
- 53Kambwala
- 65Collyer
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17LenoBooked at 90mins
- 21Castagne
- 4TosinBooked at 25mins
- 3Bassey
- 33Robinson
- 6ReedSubstituted forTraoréat 77'minutes
- 28Lukic
- 8WilsonBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDiopat 81'minutes
- 18PereiraBooked at 42minsSubstituted forCairneyat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 22Iwobi
- 19Muniz Carvalho
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 2Tete
- 9Broja
- 10Cairney
- 11Traoré
- 12Ballo-Touré
- 13Ream
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 31Diop
Referee:Michael Oliver
Attendance:73,487
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Fulham 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Fulham 2.
Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
Goal! Manchester United 1, Fulham 2. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Issa Diop.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Issa Diop.
Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
Attempt saved. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Manchester United 1, Fulham 1. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
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