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By Gary RoseBBC Sport at Old Trafford
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Manchester United finished the Premier League season with four consecutive winsManchester United wrapped up third place in the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Fulham at Old Trafford.
The visitors took the lead early in the first half when Kenny Tete headed in Willian's corner at the near post, and they could have gone 2-0 up but Aleksandar Mitrovic saw his penalty saved by David de Gea.
Alejandro Garnacho curled a shot against the crossbar as Manchester United responded well and were eventually rewarded with the equaliser when Jadon Sancho poked in after Fred had burst into the area.
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Bruno Fernandes then put the hosts ahead early in the second half when he was sent clear by Fred and clipped a neat finish beyond Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Marcus Rashford saw a shot saved by Leno as Manchester United looked to add a third, while De Gea did well to push away a decent Mitrovic strike late on to secure the victory.
It means the hosts finished third on 75 points while Fulham end the season in 10th place with 52 points.
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United taking momentum into FA Cup final
Manchester United had already made sure of Champions League football next season by beating Chelsea 4-1 on Thursday to cement a top-four finish.
It meant they went into their final home game of the season without the pressure to get a result, but boss Erik ten Hag was nevertheless determined that his side signed off on a high to ensure they go into next weekend's FA Cup final with Manchester City in the best possible shape.
The game showed no signs of being an end of season dead rubber with both sides attacking with determination and desire, but it was Fulham who got the breakthrough from a set-piece.
United did need a great save from De Gea to prevent Fulham from doubling their lead but from then on the hosts were largely in control - bar one or two moments late on - as they fought back for a 15th home win of the season.
Only Manchester City have won more games on home soil and there was a good atmosphere around Old Trafford, even when the home side fell behind. That sense of unity could serve them well as they look to complete a domestic double by adding the FA Cup to their League Cup triumph.
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Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number5Player nameMaguire
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf- Squad number12Player nameMalacia
- Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
Squad number17Player nameFred- Squad number25Player nameSancho
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number49Player nameGarnacho
Squad number10Player nameRashford
Squad number9Player nameMartial- Squad number14Player nameEriksen
- Squad number27Player nameWeghorst
- Squad number28Player namePellistri
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number4Player nameTosin
Squad number31Player nameDiop
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number28Player nameLukic
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number20Player nameWillian
Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number11Player nameSolomon
Squad number21Player nameJames
Squad number30Player nameCarlos Vinícius
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 20Dalot
- 5Maguire
- 2Lindelöf
- 12Malacia
- 18CasemiroSubstituted forMcTominayat 67'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 17FredSubstituted forEriksenat 66'minutes
- 25Sancho
- 8Bruno FernandesSubstituted forPellistriat 84'minutes
- 49GarnachoSubstituted forMartialat 67'minutes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forWeghorstat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Martial
- 14Eriksen
- 19Varane
- 23Shaw
- 27Weghorst
- 28Pellistri
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 31Butland
- 39McTominay
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2Tete
- 4Tosin
- 31Diop
- 33Robinson
- 28LukicSubstituted forReedat 66'minutes
- 26João PalhinhaBooked at 51mins
- 8WilsonSubstituted forSolomonat 66'minutes
- 10CairneySubstituted forJamesat 80'minutes
- 20Willian
- 9MitrovicBooked at 79minsSubstituted forCarlos Viníciusat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 6Reed
- 7Kebano
- 11Solomon
- 12Cédric Soares
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 21James
- 30Carlos Vinícius
- 49Dibley-Dias
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:73,465
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 2, Fulham 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Fulham 1.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
Attempt missed. Manor Solomon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a fast break.
Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Manor Solomon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
Substitution, Manchester United. Facundo Pellistri replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Offside, Fulham. Willian tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinícius is caught offside.
Substitution, Fulham. Dan James replaces Tom Cairney.
Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
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