Smith Rowe, relegated to the bench for 18-year-old Josh King for the second game running, scored with his first touch after coming on to breathe new life into his Fulham career and give Marco Silva a welcome selection headache.

Just over ten minutes into the second half, United struck from a corner. Something that they so often suffer from defensively, the Red Devils benefited from the set piece this time round as Lenny Yoro's header hit the back of Rodrigo Muniz and trickled into the net to give Manchester United a valuable lead in this one.

Scoring only 94 seconds after coming on, Emile Smith Rowe's goal was the sixth-earliest by a substitute since the start of the 2024-25 season, with four of the six fastest being scored by Fulham playe