Lisandro Martinez celebrates giving Man Utd the lead against Fulham

Fulham v Man Utd LIVE – Post-match reaction as Martinez’s deflected strike secures Amorim much needed win

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Welcome to our live blog! We’ll have live updates from Fulham v Man Utd as Ruben Amorim looks for a much needed win.

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That’s it from today’s live blog as Man Utd secure a much needed win against Fulham despite struggling to create many chances.

Amorim hailed the win as “very important” but admits his side still have plenty of improvement left to do.

He also called on Marcus Rashford to show more in training in an explosive post-match press conference which you can watch below.

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Amorim's full press conference here

Amorim on Garnacho future

Will Garnacho still be a Man Utd player after January?

“That? Nobody knows,” Amorim said.

“Anything can happen but he is improving in every department of the game. The way he recovered, the understanding of the game when we defend.

“I’m trying to find the best position for him. Today he played a little bit more open, not so much inside.

“We need guys who can go one against one but like I said, I don’t know what’s going to happen until the end of the window.”

 

Amorim's clear message to Rashford

Amorim speaking about Marcus Rashford after he was again left out of the squad for today’s win:

“It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player.

“You can see today on the bench we miss a little bit of pace to go and change the game and to move some pieces. But I prefer it like this.

“I will put Vital (goalkeeping coach) before I put a player that doesn’t give the maximum every day so I will not change in that.”

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Amorim on new signings

“We have to be cautious and the rules here, you know that we have to follow the rules,” he said.

“I think we did mistakes in the past that we cannot make now.

“We are focused on improving the team. Let’s see.”

Silva: Fulham deserved more against Man Utd

Marco Silva speaking to TNT Sports: “Frustration really with the result.

“Overall, in the game we deserved more and should have taken more from the game.

“One shot on target from Man Utd – a lucky deflection.

“We were the team that dominated more. We had two or three good moments to score, but I don’t remember one dangerous moment from Man Utd.”

Amorim: I feel like I'm 50 after two months at Manchester United

Ruben Amorim speaking to the BBC’s MOTD 2 when asked about celebrating his 40th birthday: “It’s not 40…I’m 50! After two months at Manchester United it’s 50. It’s a privilege to spend my 40th birthday here.”

Amorim: United lacking up top

Amorim on his side struggling for goals: “I think so. Even in the second half when we want to change some things, we lack some pace and power up front but it is what it is.

“Winning will help a lot to improve.”

Amorim pleased with his side defensively

“We didn’t suffer too much today which is a good sign. It’s not just the clean sheet but the way we defend.”

Amorim: A very important win

Speaking to TNT Sports, Ruben Amorim says it is a “very important” win for his Manchester United side following a difficult run.

On the fans: “They deserve it. It’s not normal. Congratulations to our fans.”

FULL TIME

Manchester United have won… somehow!

The Red Devils climb to 12th!

97'
GOAL DISALLOWED

No goal!

Fulham fans are piling out the stadium but they’re still in it!

Amad was judged to be offside by VAR.

95'
AMAD SECURES THE WIN

How have Manchester United come away from this match with all three points?

Good link up play between Amad Diallo and Kobbie Mainoo sees the Ivorian smash the ball into the bottom corner top wrap up the win!

94'
MUNIZ FIRES OVER

Fulham come close again, but Rodrigo Muniz fires over the bar.

Poor finishing from the Brazilian.

90'
SIX MINUTES ADDED ON

We have another six minutes to go!

89'
COLLYER DENIES FULHAM

Fulham come close to the equaliser!

Joachim Andersen’s header is goal bound but youngster Toby Collyer is in the right place to deny the Dane.

The ball was so close to going over the line!

WATCH: MARTINEZ'S DEFLECTED STRIKE

Have a look at Lisandro Martinez’s strike that has United heading for victory:

82'
FULHAM SUBSTITUTION

Andreas Pereira and Tom Cairney come on for Emile Smith Rowe and Sasa Lukic.

80'
UNITED SUBSTITUTION

Alejandro Garnacho and Noussair Mazraoui are replaced by Kobbie Mainoo and Tyrell Malacia.

78'
UNITED LEAD

It’s been a tiring 78 minutes to watch but somehow United lead against the run of play.

Lisandro Martinez’s ambitious effort deflects off Sasa Lukic and despite Bernd Leno’s best efforts, can only tip the ball into the net.

76'
UNITED SUBSTITUTION

Ugarte can’t continue and he’s replaced by Toby Collyer.

75'
TRAORE FIRES OVER

It’s a poor finish from Traore, who blasts the ball over the bar.

73'
UGARTE BOOKED

It was about time for Manuel Ugarte to get a yellow card.

He’s cautioned for a poor challenge on Traore.

71'
UNITED FANS IN FULL VOICE

Fair play to the Manchester United fans, you can’t fault the commitment.

Can’t believe this match is being played at 7pm on a Sunday…

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 26: Marco Silva, Manager of Fulham, reacts during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Manchester United FC at Craven Cottage on January 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
68'
GAME OF LITTLE QUALITY

The clock continues to tick to 90, but the quality has yet to improve this half.

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 26: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United is challenged by Alex Iwobi of Fulham during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Manchester United FC at Craven Cottage on January 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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