Fulham 0-3 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2018-19

Manchester United's deadly duo
Manchester United's deadly duo

#2 Manchester United grow into the game as Martial doubles the lead

Antony Martial
Antony Martial

Fulham got bodies forward, ran at the United back line and started off brightly, but just eight minutes after Pogba's rocket, Anthony Martial produced a moment of individual brilliance to put the game beyond doubt even before the half an hour mark. At that moment, you'd have thought - the score could easily have been 2-2, had Schurrle and Vietto scored early on.

Despite having thread through a few daunting attacks, Fulham underpinned what they have been doing all season - concede goals cheaply.

For Pogba's goal, when Martial took a step to slow down, Calum Chambers was a good five yards away from Pogba, which is the kind of stuff taught at university-level football. The Arsenal loanee should have got tighter to Pogba.

When Martial picked the ball up in the center of the pitch, nobody forced him to the wider areas. And when he did beat a couple of players, Maxime Le Marchand stood like a practice wall, reluctant to even use his muscle against an onrushing Martial. The French defender aimlessly stuck his foot out and surely, he was beaten for pace and guile.

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