Bruno Fernandes has admitted Everton's points deduction could make Manchester United's trip to Goodison Park even tougher.
05.11.2023 - 18:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United might have left it late against Fulham on Saturday lunchtime - but they got the job done with Bruno Fernandes scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner.
It looked for all the world that United would have to settle for a share of the spoils on their latest visit to the capital. However, captain Fernandes had other ideas as he curled a last-gasp effort into the net.
The result helped United start to atone for heavy back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Newcastle in separate competitions which had left manager Erik ten Hag under pressure and with some players even starting to doubt him, Here's our national media round-up from the Fulham game;
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Neil Johnston from BBC Sport wrote: "Travelling fans made it clear they wanted to see more heart and effort from their team when they unfurled a banner which read 'Play like you mean it' before kick-off. After a wretched season, Ten Hag will take any positives he can at the moment and will hope this result will be a springboard for a better run of form in their next matches.
"Prior to Fernandes scoring his third club goal this season, United were flat and unconvincing as they struggled to make an impact against opponents in the bottom half of the table. Ten Hag has forked out more than £400million on new signings since being unveiled 18 months ago.
"Yet for all their problems, United have now won three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since 2020."
Jonathan Liew from The Guardian wrote: "Even a clown car sometimes runs in a straight line. Fulham were if only marginally the better side here, had more shots and
Bruno Fernandes has admitted Everton's points deduction could make Manchester United's trip to Goodison Park even tougher.
Alexander Buttner has admitted he was in a local chip shop with a group of friends when he discovered Manchester United wanted to sign him, confessing that he thought it was a prank.
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Former OGC Nice manager Adrian Ursea has offered an insight into INEOS' ownership of a football club, explaining that impending Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to get in the way of manager Erik ten Hag.
Dimitar Berbatov believes Bruno Fernandes should remain Manchester United captain but has urged the midfielder show better character.
Former midfielder Paul Scholes believes last month's 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray at Old Trafford is the result that Manchester United could end up ruing as they face an uphill struggle to make it into the Champions League knockout stages.
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Paul Scholes believes Manchester United has become a 'graveyard' for managers as he suggested where it has gone wrong for Erik ten Hag.
Paul Scholes has urged Bruno Fernandes to 'get closer' to Manchester United teammate Rasmus Hojlund in a bid to get the striker firing.
Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Champions League group stage clash with FC Copenhagen at Parken Stadium this evening.
Former England defender Jamie Carragher has compared Rasmus Hojlund's start to life at Manchester United to Darwin Nunez's first season at Liverpool.
The decision to rule out a Scott McTominay goal for Manchester United against Fulham was made because the on-field referee needed to judge whether Harry Maguire was interfering with play or not.
Manchester United got back to winning ways against Fulham on Saturday with a late Bruno Fernandes winner.
Some last-gasp heroics from Bruno Fernandes inspired Manchester United back to winning ways in their Premier League match with Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
Andre Onana was delighted with Manchester United's 'brilliant' hard-fought win at Fulham and believes the talk of being in crisis is just part of the territory of playing for such a big club.
Rio Ferdinand insists Antony could have no arguments with being dropped in the future after another woeful performance in Saturday's 1-0 win over Fulham.
Marco Silva said his Fulham players panicked towards the end of the game, allowing Bruno Fernandes to find a stoppage-time winner in Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Craven Cottage.
Bruno Fernandes thinks Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has received too much criticism.
Manchester United are back in Premier League action this afternoon as they head to Fulham and supporters have called for Kobbie Mainoo to get his first start of the season.