The centre-back’s long pass to Amad earned United a hard-fought victory in the Manchester derby in mid-December, and he opened the scoring against Liverpool in an exhausting draw at Anfield. His goal against Fulham followed his late assist for Fernandes against Rangers in the Europa League.

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Manchester United return to Premier League action against Fulham tonight – and you can follow all the action with our live blog below. United secured a vital win over Rangers in the Europa League on Thursday and are hoping to back it back-to-back victories against Marco Silva’s side.

Manchester United have been sweating over the fitness of Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt ahead of their Premier League trip to Fulham.Mazraoui missed Thursday’s Europa League game against Rangers with a knock and Yoro and De Ligt both had to be substituted in that 2-1 win at Old Trafford.