Manchester United vs Fulham: English Premier League match preview
Al Jazeera
The English Premier League season returns on Friday when Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford.
Manchester United kick off the new English Premier League season with the visit of Fulham on Friday but there are just as many questions surrounding the club as there were when the last campaign ended.
Those areas of doubt were added to on Thursday when United manager Erik ten Hag revealed his side “is not ready but the league starts”.
The Dutchman, who saw his side lose 3-0 to Liverpool in their final preseason match, added, “We can’t hide from it. We have to deal with it.”
The fact that it was the visitors Fulham who provided one of the Red Devils’ biggest upsets last season will not be lost on ten Hag.
The west London club won 2-1 at Old Trafford in February following an underwhelming display by the home side that saw Fulham take the lead through Calvin Bassey. Harry Maguire levelled matters with one minute of normal time to play, offering United hope of an unlikely and undeserved win, but it was the visitors that came away with all three points after Alex Iwobi settled matters 60 seconds after Maguire’s goal.
