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Man United v Fulham player ratings: Martinez 4, Mbeumo 5, Cunha 6

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Andy Mitten
Man United v Fulham player ratings: Martinez 4, Mbeumo 5, Cunha 6
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Manchester United needed a deflected Matheus Cunha strike to rescue a point against Fulham, denying the Cottagers their first Premier League win of the season. Fulham had led through Lisandro Martinez's bizarre own goal as United looked to be heading for a third consecutive defeat across competitions. However, with just a minute of the 90 remaining, Cunha's shot from 20 yards took a wicked deflection off Fulham defender David Affengruber that wrong-footed goalkeeper Bernd Leno and found the corner of the net. It was harsh on the home goalkeeper, who had pulled off a string of fine saves to keep <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united">United</a> at bay. Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa accused the match officials of giving "all fouls" to United because of the injustice they suffered in the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/manchester-united">Manchester derby</a> the previous weekend.

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