Man Utd 4 Fulham 1: Marcus Rashford helps sink Cottagers as United find lethal touch again

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Malik Ouzia @MalikOuzia_8 December 2018

Manchester United delivered a rare fluid attacking performance to thrash Fulham at Old Trafford.

Marcus Rashford was the star, with a goal and two assists to leave Fulham rock bottom of the Premier League, after their hopes of a second half fightback were ended by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa's second half red card.

Romelu Lukaku returned to the starting XI, having been left out of the 2-2 draw against Arsenal in midweek, as did Ashley Young having been suspended.

It was Young who opened the scoring just 13 minutes in, nut-megging Denis Odoi and lashing a terrific effort high into the far corner.

United's second was a thing of beauty, a flowing move that saw Lukaku slip Rashford in down the left, and his pull back was swept home by the arriving Juan Mata.

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The Spaniard then turned provider for the third, a superbly worked short corner that ended with Lukaku sidefooting home from inside the six-yard box.

Fulham were poor, with only a tame Alexander Mitrovic shot giving David De Gea anything to think about in the first period.

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Claudio Ranieri hooked Mitrovic and Tom Cairney at the break, bringing on Luciano Vietto and Diomansy Kamara, but United remained on the front foot and Ander Herrera wasted a glorious chance to make it four after a horrible pass from Sergio Rico.

Kamara did pull one back from the penalty spot after he had been fouled by Herrera, but any chance of a comeback disappeared immediately when André-Frank Zambo Anguissa received a harsh second yellow for a tangle with Rashford.

And it was the England man who added some gloss to the scoreline, capping an excellent display with a cracking strike past Rico at the near post.

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