SUNDAY KICKBACK: "[Carrick] certainly making noise" | Manchester United 3 - 2 Fulham | Off The Ball
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What was the thrilling outcome of the Manchester United vs Fulham match?
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I've just finished covering the drama, incredible drama at Old Trafford. They call it the theatre of dreams. They certainly put on a show this afternoon, Manchester United. Some good, some bad. But to win it in that fashion, they concede the two goals. one of them in added time but then win it with Benjamin Cesco their substitute scoring deep into added time as well like wins like that must be absolutely huge for United coming off the back of the Ruben Amorim era Of course, three wins in a row for Michael Cardock. Incredible start to his career there as the manager. Certainly putting a case out now for him to be there long term. If he keeps continuing like this, he'll definitely be creating a lot of noise anyway.
And he'll definitely... He'll definitely be in the hat-house of powers for long-term position if he keeps picking up these results. Incredible match, as you said. It had a little bit of everything. Manchester United looked solid for most of the game until one cross came in from Anderson and Jimenez nearly scored just over Hardy Maguire's head. Went down for a corner kick. What happened there was that the gaps were getting too big between Hardy Maguire and Dalot. out on that right side of the defence and to be fair to Carrick he's seen that just after that they end up getting the penalty that ball in between the ball around Harry Maguire I should say and Jimenez is in between Dalot and Maguire in an acre of space before Maguire takes him down to concede the penalty straight away Carrick takes off Dalot and brings on Masraoui to try tightening it up doesn't quite work ends up bringing on Lloro then as well
So he had to have stuff in the defence on that right side to make sure they don't keep conceding down there. And it worked in the end in the sense that they managed to get that third goal, which eventually was the winner. And all through a bit of magic from Bruno Fernandes. There was nothing really on. Looked like a simple ball into his feet. Bassey up against him. I thought he was just going to take a touch, pass it back. He doesn't. He lets it run through his legs. He gets in behind and puts in a lovely cross, which kind of... messes with the heads of the defenders in the sense they run back to goal thinking it's going to go in behind them and it doesn't. It's late and they can't stop their running time to get a nick on it and Cesco, to me, looked like it took a heavy touch away from the goal as well but he just swivels in first time, whips into that far corner for an unbelievable ending to the game.
Yeah, absolutely. And we even take it back to the first half and the second goal as well, actually, in the second half. Casemiro, who we mentioned during the commentary, he's leaving Old Trafford in the summer. He's certainly signing off on a high note here because he comes in with a really good-headed goal in the first half and sets up the second goal, which was an incredible, incredible assist, wasn't it? Brilliant, yeah. And obviously the first goal comes from a VAR check that the referee gave a penalty, ends up giving a free kick, soft, soft free kick. The arm goes out, bit of pun to the jersey, but you see them not giving a hell of a lot. And obviously just an unbelievable cross in from Fernandes and Casemiro times his run in his header perfectly to give United the lead.
And then obviously, as you said... Listen, his general play, him and Manu, very strict and disciplined in the middle of the pitch. They were excellent at picking up the second balls and that's exactly what they've done for that second goal, the Cunha goal.
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