Without Marcus Rashford, MU Just Wins One Goal Against Fulham

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes et al celebrated a goal in the match against Fulham. (Twitter @ManUtd)

JAKARTA - The forward Marcus Rashford finally missed Manchester United's narrow 1-0 win over Fulham in the English Premier League match at Craven Cottage Stadium, Saturday, November 4 evening WIB. MU also ranked in the standings.

Rashford is a puzzle. The reason is, he just got hit by manager Erik ten Hag. Because of this, he left clubbing when MU had just lost 3-0 to Manchester City in Manchester Derby.

Although it is a domain of privacy, Ten Hag said that Rashford did not deserve to go clubbing when the team suffered defeat.

Ten Hag did still bring Rashford to London when the team visited Fulham's headquarters. The manager stated that Rashford was still an important part of the team.

Players themselves always appear with high motivation despite scoring just one goal this season. Only then, he did not enter the team played in that match.

Speculation develops if Rashford is sanctioned for going clubbing. However, Ten Hag dismissed the allegations. According to him, Rashford suffered an injury in the last training session before the match.

"Your allegation is completely untrue. He suffered a leg injury during the last exercise. He was declared not to have passed the fitness test on Saturday again," said Ten Hag.

Without Rashford in the match against Fulham, Ten Hag fielded Alejandro Garnacho. Together with Bruno Fernandes and Antony, the three of them supported the center forward Rasmus Hojlund.

Veteran midfielder Casemiro is also absent due to injury. His position was replaced by Scott McTominay who had a duet with Christian Eriksen.

McTominay himself again showed maximum performance. Even he again managed to break into the opponent's goal when the game had only been running for eight minutes.

However, his goal was disallowed by referee John Brooks after reviewing the incident before and after scoring a goal. As a result, defender Harry Maguire was declared offside so his goal was canceled. Maguire again troubled his own partner.

Furthermore, the match went flat because there was no dangerous attack from MU. In fact, no MU player even kicked into the net for 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, Fulham rarely pressed the Red Devils' defense. Moreover, the hosts lost in possession.

In the second half, the match did not change. MU's pressure never paid off. On the other hand, Fulham tried to be more aggressive.

Luckily this time goalkeeper Andre Onana no longer made a blunder. On the other hand, this Cameroon goalkeeper showed his best performance. He made two brilliant saves that should have resulted in a goal. Onana thwarted a good chance from Harry Wilson. Furthermore, Joao Palhinha's efforts from close range could be pushed over well. There was chaos with a wild ball from Onana, but Diogo Dalot defender managed to throw it away.

When the match is estimated to be a draw, MU turns out to be able to break into the opponent's goal in injury time. Fernandes' goal was generated after welcoming Facundo Pelistri in the 90+1 minute.

This goal seemed to be Fernandes' answer to the criticism of former MU captain Roy Keane. That Fernandes did not deserve to be captain of the Red Devils and urged Ten Hag to remove his captain's armband. This was said by Keane after Manchester City lost 3-0 to Manchester City after Manchester.

Fernandes also gave MU a 1-0 win. The result broke the team's bad trend over the past week.

The victory also led MU to sixth place with 18 points. However, MU's position could still be shifted by the teams under him, Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion who were one point adrift.

However, MU should enjoy this victory for a moment before returning to the rankings if the rival teams win.