Man Utd finished third in the Premier League
Coach Erik ten Hag still used a strong squad in the last game, with Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and Marcus Rashford starting, although they will compete for the FA Cup in six days. Despite many difficulties in the first half of the first half and leading the goal, the "Red Devils" still won the final and secured the third place.
Fulham opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Willian cornered a corner from the left to the near post for Kenny Tete to head the home net. The visitors had the opportunity to double the lead six minutes later when they were awarded a penalty from Casemiro's foul on Tom Cairney in the Man Utd penalty area. Goalkeeper David de Gea did not stand out in his ability to catch penalties, but this time he poured in the right direction and pushed Aleksandar Mitrovic's 11m shot.
Since then, Man Utd dominated the game and nearly equalized in the 29th minute, but midfielder Alejandro Garnacho hit the crossbar. The hosts finally equalized 10 minutes later, when Fred broke into the penalty area. In an effort to break the ball, defender Tete passed to Jadon Sancho to easily cushion the ball close to the net.
Man Utd maintained the dominance in the second half, to score the decisive goal. In the 55th minute, midfielder Fred poked a slot for Bruno Fernandes to break the offside trap and rushed down to face goalkeeper Bernd Leno. The Portuguese midfielder made a fake gesture and then pressed the ball quickly past him, making Leno unable to return.
The host squandered many more good opportunities for the rest of the time. They also almost had to pay with a goal if it wasn't for De Gea's talent. But in the end, three points remained at Old Trafford when Man Utd finished the Premier League season, and former coach Alex Ferguson in the stands also laughed in relief.
Man Utd's season has not ended as they are still playing the FA Cup final against Man City on June 3. But anyway, Man Utd also has a pocket title this season, which is the English League Cup.
