Goals: Manchester United – Fulham – Played on 05/28/ 2023
Manchester United finish the Premier League campaign with a 2-1 win over Fulham
In the final match of the 2022/23 Premier League season, Manchester United secured a 2-1 victory over Fulham at Old Trafford. Despite falling behind to a goal from Kenny Tete, United came back with goals from Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes to seal the win. The result ensured United finished the season in third place, with Newcastle United drawing with Chelsea.
First half: settling the score
Trying to secure third place, Manchester United started the game very aggressively. Diogo Dalot’s cross, assisted by Bruno Fernandes, forced Bernd Leno to make an early save. However, Fulham quickly found their footing, and Aleksandar Mitrović missed a clear opportunity to put his side ahead. Moments later, Leno saved a powerful free kick taken by Marcus Rashford.
In the 19th minute, United suffered a setback when Kenny Tete scored from a Willian corner, giving Fulham the lead. The London club was then awarded a penalty after Casemiro was deemed to have fouled Sam Cairney in the penalty area. However, David De Gea made a brilliant save to deny Mitrović the penalty. Encouraged by the saves, United pushed forward in search of an equaliser. Just before half-time, Jadon Sancho found the back of the net after Fred’s fall in the box resulted in an accidental deflection.