Saturday, at 15:00, Manchester United cheats with Fulham in the 16th round of the Premier League on the Old Trafford arena. Hosts will miss Lindelof, Sanchez, Jones and Valencia, while Martial and Shaw are uncertain. Fulham comes without Fosu-Mensah and Floyd Ayite, and Claudio Ranieri will set up a defensive system designed to bring him a point in Manchester.
United’s share of the victory is on the rise, as Jose Mourinho’s “devils” have constantly struggled to unleash the crowded defenses of the bands that come to visit Old Trafford. Mourinho hopes Martial will be able to play at the time of the match, the French being one of the club’s most attacking men; Lukaku has not yet convinced this season and has lost confidence in his own skills, failing to be the dead end of Everton. Even so, United manager retains confidence in the Belgian massive, which has certain qualities of golgheter, but passes through inspiration. On Saturday, he will be helped in attack by Marcus Rashford.
United comes after two draws in the championship, both 2-2, scores that once again showed how fragile the defense is in front of David De Gea. In fact, De Gea is one of the most experienced Premier League goalkeepers because he is often left exposed by the front-runners. However, Fulham will not often reach clear positions and the “devils” possession game will keep the ball in the possession of the hosts. You should not ignore Schurrle and Mitrovic, the most important people in the London attack. Claudio Ranieri will focus on the defensive organization and will try to take advantage of Mourinho’s defending counterattacks.
Fulham started to get good results from the dismissal of Slavisa Jokanovic and Ranieri already scored 4 points in 3 games. The last result, 1-1 home with Leicester, offers hope for the future for the band Craven Cottage, who does not boast a great balance in front of Man U: 6 defeats in the last 7 matches, regardless of the arena in which the game was played ! However, the last direct duel ended 2-2 in 2014 on Old Trafford, and Fulham scored in three of his last four away games in Manchester. The pressure exerted by hosts should say their word in the second half.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.82
