Video: Fulham breaks Manchester United's streak with a goal in the 97th minute

Manchester United had a great streak in 2024 with 5 wins and a draw (Tottenham 2-2) that had brought them significantly closer to the Champions League positions, achieving sixth place in the Premier League. But Fulham, twelfth, has given them more face today than perhaps they should have, and not to discredit Fulham, on the contrary, they have played notably better than their rivals, but to discredit a United that has not been able to give them the importance he owed to the party.

The team led by Ten Hag came out with surprises in the starting eleven such as that of the young Mainoo, instead of players like McTominay with more background and experience in matches of this importance, since winning tied them for fifth place in points. But no matter how much they tried to do on the pitch, Fulham's players looked bigger and better in every possession until the inevitable goal arrived.

After the first goal of the game, United looked much more needy and looked for an equalizer, until in the 88th minute, a header from Maguire managed to tie the game, so it seemed definitive, but a discount, perhaps longer than usual a few years ago, made Fulham's pressure and counterattacks take effect again with a goal from Iwobi in the 97th.

After the game, the United players seemed highly defeated because they know what this victory and the game in general meant, and for their part, Fulham, with their second victory in three games, burst into celebration as soon as the final whistle sounded. It certified that after the great game they played, they achieved victory against a team that was apparently much better than them in terms of play and players.