Fulham have not won at Old Trafford since 2003, and the odds of ending that drought tomorrow are anything but favorable. However, this is a greatly underachieving Manchester United side which just dropped points last weekend against another relegation zone residing team, Southampton, which promptly fired its manager two days later.
United are currently plodding along, middling amongst the mid-table mediocrity, and falling further from the top four. It’s a cliche, but this is indeed a must win for them. A draw against the league’s absolute bottom side is just as bad as a defeat. So, let’s take a look at who manager Jose Mourinho could select in his first team.
We expect a few changes from the draw with Arsenal in midweek.
The Bank MUFC Starting XI Prediction vs Fulham FC (4-3-3)
Attack: Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba
Midfielders: Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata
Defenders: Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Antonio Valencia
Goalkeeper: David de Gea
United vs Fulham FYIs
Injury Report: go to this link
Kick-off: 3pm (BST), Saturday December 8th, Old Trafford
Google Result Probability: United Win 72%, Draw 18%, Fulham Win 10%
Odds via Bet 365: United 8/13, Draw 19/4, Fulham 9/1
Jose Mourinho Press Conference Video:
Prediction: United 2, Fulham 0
Feel free to post your own United and/or Fulham starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be. Enjoy the match everybody!
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