Round 26 of the Premier League took place on the evening of February 9, MU traveled to Fulham's home ground with the mission of having to win to continue the battle to the top 4. Because Fulham is struggling at the bottom of the rankings, Coach Solskjaer decided to let Victor Lindelof, Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford rest, preparing for the big match against PSG in the middle of next week. The players were replaced by Phil Jones, Diogo Dalot, Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku.
With much better force and form, MU flooded up to attack right after the opening whistle. However, with home advantage Fulham still took the initiative and caused many difficulties for the "Red Devils". Within just the first 5 minutes of the match, the MU fans were restless as they watched Luciano Vietto, Mitrovic and Andreurrle take turns blasting De Gea's goal.
Unexpectedly overwhelmed, MU still showed their superior class over Fulham thanks to the timely brilliance of the stars. In the 14th minute, Paul Pogba finished extremely strongly from a tight angle, scoring in everyone's surprise.
Less than 10 minutes later, it was Anthony Martial's turn to score with a solo midfield through 3 Fulham defenders before coolly finishing to double the gap for the "Red Devils".
With 2 quick goals, MU easily dominated the game. In the remainder of the first half, they continued to create some beautiful opportunities but could not take advantage of them successfully. The score of 2-0 was maintained throughout the first half.
Entering the second half, the situation did not change. MU continued to attack, creating a supply of breathless pressure on goalkeeper Sergio Rico's goal. After a series of missed situations, the Red Devils scored the third goal thanks to Pogba's accurate 11m kick in the 65th minute. Before that, Mata had a skillful cross that caused the Fulham defender to commit a foul in the penalty area.
With a safe gap, Coach Solskjaer took the two pillars Pogba and Martial off. MU played steadily and proactively maintained their strength, defending the victory. Coming off the bench, Alexis Sanchez had a number of good chances to score but missed a misfortune. However, MU still maintained a 3-0 victory until the end of the match.
This victory helped the Red Devils temporarily overcome Chelsea to enter the top 4 with 51 points. At the same time, the "Red Devils" also have a perfect rope before the big match against PSG in the Champions League in midweek.
