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United takes fourth place ahead of Chelsea
AFP
February 09, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United have taken fourth place in the English Premier League next season with a 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.
The Reds have won their eighth straight league game since Norway's Olly Gunnar Solskjaer was named provisional coach after Jose Mourinho was sacked in fourth place with 51 points, one point ahead of Chelsea on Sunday.
This is the first time United has been in the top four this season since her first win over Leicester City 2-1.
On Saturday, the French defeated Frenchman Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday at Parc des Princes in the French capital.
England midfielder Paul Pogba scored 14 and 65, while his second goal was scored by fellow striker Anthony Marciel (23).
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Brugba has raised his English league record to 11 goals this season. The player, who has a tense relationship with Mourinho, scored eight of his goals in nine games under Solskjaer.
United started slowly at London's Kareven Cottage stadium and allowed Claudio Ranieri's team to form a danger against goalkeeper David de Chia, starting with a poor shot by Luciano Fieto (1) and then his Serbian colleague Alexander Mitrovic and German André Shorella with two vertices vertically and one foot (4).
United take the lead and mark the first goal of his first dangerous attempt after a pbad from Marseille to Pugba in the box, the latter giving the first touch of the left foot under the narrow angle to the right of Fulham goalkeeper Sergio Rico .
United did not expect Marcial's super solo effort before the midfielder, quickly pbading in front of the defenders and placing them to the right of Ricco's camp when he left.
In the almost perfect absence of the Fulham strikers, United's players continued to press and get shot outside the area by defender Phil Jones, who was taken to the corner by Rico.
In the second half, the chances of falling were good, even if United remained the biggest compressor. The result was settled one-third of an hour after the start of the second period. Juan Mata received a penalty kick after a shot by French Maxim Lomarshan. But his power prevented him from realizing it.
There was little chance in the time remaining, including a difficult header for Mitrovic, the best shooting shot, 73 and a powerful shot by Chilean Alexis Sanchez (replacing Marciel) after Fulham's foul. Rico turned in a corner.
United scored his 15th win in 26 games this season, eighth (with a draw) in nine league games by Solskjaer, while Fulham recorded his 17th loss in 26 games, finishing 19th in the league. before last.
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