Manchester United-Fulham is a match valid for the thirty-eighth day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 17:30: TV, predictions.
Blasting Chelsea 4-1 in the midweek recovery, Manchester United finally repelled Liverpool’s onslaught, arithmetically qualifying for the next Champions League. Erik ten Hag, in his first season in the English top flight, managed to bring the Red Devils back into the continent’s most important event.
It was not easy for the former Ajax coach to bring order back to an environment where chaos reigned undisturbed in recent years. Having freed himself of the Cristiano Ronaldo ‘ballast’ during the World Cup break, his Manchester United team started to get into gear after the break for the World Cup, settling in the top four and staying there until the end of the tournament. The impeccable home performance was decisive: Bruno Fernandes and his team-mates won 45 points in the 18 matches played at Old Trafford. Only their hated cousins Manchester City, fresh champions of England, have done better. Manchester United will face them in their last fixture of the season, the FA Cup final, scheduled for 3 June at the illustrious Wembley Stadium. Ten Hags have a great chance to put another title in their trophy cabinet after triumphing in the League Cup in February.
It has also been a positive season for Fulham, the newly promoted side who have finally dispelled the so-called ‘yo-yo team’ taboo. An annoying nickname that referred to the continuous ups and downs between the top division and the lower division of the London club: this time the Cottagers, led by the excellent Marco Silva, surprised everyone. They saved themselves with great anticipation and even came close to Europe: the excessive relaxation of the last months did not allow them to stay in the race, but the tenth place remains a formidable result.
Marco Silva
The Prediction
Manchester United will confirm their home vocation and are likely to close with a victory in front of their home crowd: third place also puts a few million at stake. We expect a match of at least three goals overall
Manchester United v Fulham matchday line-up
- MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-3): De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia; Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, McTominay; Sancho, Martial, Rashford.
- FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Adarabioyo, Diop, Robinson; Reed, Palhinha; Wilson, Cairney, Willian; Mitrovic.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
