United to hammer another nail into Fulham's coffin.
There’s plenty on the line with this one. Rampant Manchester United look destined to sneak into the top four come the end of the season – something which looked fairly unlikely under Jose Mourinho to say the least – while Fulham are running out of games to claw back the seven point gap to safety.
While the Cottagers’ season - considering the money they spent in the summer - has been pathetic, just two defeats in their last seven home games will give United plenty to think about. That said, four away wins on the trot for Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s men is pretty ominous for Fulham; this really could get very interesting.
One major improvement Solskjær has made to United is their defence. David de Gea has kept three consecutive clean sheets on the road – primarily virtue of his own brilliance – which is handy considering Fulham rely on outscoring opponents rather than being solid at the back themselves.
I do think this one will be fairly close – similar to Spurs’ last-gasp Craven Cottage win a couple of weeks ago – but ultimately United are superior in every way; you can’t concede as many goals as Fulham do and expect to stay in this division.
At 7/11, United are a really good price, which is why I’m backing them with 3pts.
If he keeps scoring, I’ll keep backing him – I have Marcus Rashford to score at any time.
Rashford has netted in six of Solskjær’s eight Premier League matches in charge, so this one is a no-brainer, particularly considering Fulham’s atrocious defence.
He’s perhaps the most in-form striker in the country, making him a great bet to score on Saturday.
For a cheeky longshot, I have United to win 2-1.
Under Solskjær, The Red Devils have beaten Spurs, Brighton and Leicester all by the single goal, and while United will fancy their chances of scoring a couple, you shouldn’t rule out Fulham scoring.
David de Gea has been phenomenal recently, but a goalkeeper that busy will still get beaten fairly often, so at 8/1, this is worth of consideration.
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