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This video can not be played Sesko scores dramatic late winner as Man Utd beat Fulham At a glance Casemiro heads Man Utd in front after VAR overturned penalty for home side Matheus Cunha scores in successive games to double lead Raul Jimenez nets late penalty before Kevin levels in stoppage time Benjamin Sesko with dramatic late winner to give Man Utd third successive win PLAYER RATINGS Benjamin Sesko scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United made it three wins in a row under Michael Carrick in a Premier League thriller with Fulham at Old Trafford. In a match preceded by a protest attended by 500-600 fans, according to police sources, United seemed to be cruising to victory as Brazilian duo Casemiro and Matheus Cunha put them two up with goals either side of half-time. But after Raul Jimenez pulled one back five minutes from time with a brilliant penalty into the roof of the home net, Kevin looked to have snatched a point with a thunderous strike to the top corner. However, in nine minutes of time added on mainly due to two lengthy VAR checks that resulted in United having a penalty overturned and Fulham a goal disallowed, Sesko turned on to a Bruno Fernandes pass and drilled a shot into the top corner. It took Ruben Amorim 36 Premier League games to win three in a row as United chief, his only sequence of successive victories. Carrick has taken just three and was serenaded by the home supporters as his side went back into the Premier League's top four. Have your say on Man Utd's performance What did you make of Fulham's display? This video can not be played Delighted in 'huge moment' for Sesko - Carrick There are some parts of football games that are best to watch to work out what actually happened. This dramatic, switchback Premier League thriller is worth watching from the 85th minute onwards. At that point, United and their fans thought they had won. Casemiro had put the hosts in front after a bizarre period of play. The home side were initially awarded a penalty by referee John Brooks for a Jorge Cuenca foul on Cunha. However, VAR James Bell overturned it as the final contact was outside the area. Bruno Fernandes floated the free-kick to the far post and Casemiro headed home. Casemiro then turned provider 11 minutes after half-time as he threaded a pass through the Fulham defence to Cunha, who smashed home United's second. But the consequences of the initial VAR check – and the one that ruled out Jorge Cuenca's second-half effort, which took so long both sets of supporters chanted against the system and drew an irritated reaction from Cottagers boss Marco Silva, was yet to be fully felt. Jimenez delayed and delayed his penalty after he had been upended by Harry Maguire but eventually sent it right into the roof of the net. Nine minutes injury-time was shown, which meant as Fulham celebrated Kevin's brutal strike, Carrick and his players knew there was still time to respond. So much has been mentioned recently about supposed 'United DNA'. It is a difficult concept to define but, in historical terms, scoring very late goals must be part of it. And, with an old boy in the dug-out, so an old-style finish came to pass. Sesko kept his cool as he controlled Fernandes' cross and turned in the area before taking advantage of Fulham's failure to get to him quickly enough. This video can not be played Fulham 'deserved so much more' after 'terrible' VAR decision Fulham head into deadline day with doubts over playmaker Harry Wilson, who again excelled even though he ended up on the losing side. Oscar Bobb is yet to make his debut following his £27m move from Manchester City but will be in contention for next weekend's encounter with Everton. It must be a frustration for Silva, who has developed an excellent squad but may find they fall just short of a place in Europe because of a repeated failure to execute transfer deals quickly enough. Silva clearly was not happy at Cuenca's goal being disallowed. It is impossible to say what would have happened had Fulham scored earlier in the game than they did. As it was, they do at least have the memory of Kevin's effort and also that of Jimenez, who seemed to defy all logic of penalty-taking given the number of times he checked his run-up, waiting in vain for Senne Lammens to commit himself, before eventually aiming for the highest part of the goal. This video can not be played 'We are paying for their mistakes' Police estimate between 500 and 600 fans took part in the planned pre-match demonstration against United's ownership. This was a long way below the figure the 1958 United fans group said they expected to be present. It was colourful and noisy though and it was clear from chants inside the stadium, which are repeated every time United play, many have no affection for either the Glazer family or Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who become a minority shareholder in 2024 and is effectively responsible for running the club. The expense involved in hiring Dan Ashworth as technical director and then getting rid of him after five months, the decision to keep, then sack Erik ten Hag, and then hire and sack Ruben Amorim is proof Ratcliffe has not got everything right. However, Cunha and Sesko are both part of a recruitment campaign over the last 12 months that is much improved on what has gone before. Nevertheless, fan sentiment runs deep. "Does he intend on buying the Glazers out? " said 1958 Group spokesman Steve Crompton. "I don't think so. I don't think the money's there to do it. "So, is this just going to be a match made in heaven as far as he's concerned? "They're pushing ahead with the vanity project of this new stadium, the ticket prices are going up and the rules around them are becoming more and more stringent. The traditional fans are just getting priced out. "Everything's just a mess. " Manchester United are next in action against Tottenham, also at Old Trafford, on Saturday, 7 February (12: 30 GMT). Fulham also play on Saturday, 7 February, against Everton at Craven Cottage (15: 00 GMT). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 1st February 2026 at 18: 29 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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Following a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage in August, Fulham are looking to avoid defeat in both Premier League matches with Manchester United for the first time since 2003-04 (W1 D1). Manchester United have won both Premier League matches under Michael Carrick this season and a win here would see Carrick (in his current spell) equal Rúben Amorim’s longest winning run in his 47-game tenure (three in October 2025). Fulham have earned as many points in their last eight Premier League games (17 – W5 D2 L1) as they managed in their first 15 of the season beforehand (W5 D2 L8). Indeed, it’s the most points the Cottagers have ever amassed over any run of eight matches within a single season in the competition. Manchester United are unbeaten in six Premier League games (W3 D3) and haven’t had a longer unbeaten streak since a run of eight in January and February 2022 under Ralf Rangnick. It is the longest current ongoing unbeaten run of any side. Only three of Fulham’s first 15 Premier League goals this season were scored via set pieces (20%) but since the start of December only two sides have netted more set piece goals than the Cottagers (7), with that equating to 41% of their goals in that time (7/17). Including his first spell in 2021, Man Utd manager Michael Carrick has won 10 points in four Premier League matches (W3 D1). Only four English managers have won 13+ points in their first five games – Frank Clark in 1994 (13), Roy Hodgson in 1997 (13), Tim Sherwood in 2013-14 (13) and Craig Shakespeare in 2017 (15). Harry Wilson has been involved in 10 goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances for Fulham (6 goals, 4 assists). Wilson has scored or assisted every 141 minutes for the Cottagers in 2025-26, the best ratio by a Welshman in a season (min. 1, 000 minutes) since Aaron Ramsey in 2018-19 for Arsenal (goal/assist every 136 minutes). Patrick Dorgu has been involved in five goals in his last seven Premier League appearances for Manchester United (3 goals, 2 assists). Since the first game in that run on 21 December, only two players have been involved in more goals, while Dorgu ranks joint top for chances created (14), joint second for possession won (43) and top for fouls won (18). In the last two seasons, only Mohamed Salah (55) and Erling Haaland (49) have had a hand in more Premier League goals than Bryan Mbeumo (28 goals, 8 assists). Man Utd won just 20% of games while Mbeumo was at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations this season (P5 W1 D3 L1), compared to 50% with the Cameroonian in the starting XI (P18 W9 D5 L4). Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United). Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United). Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham). Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Manchester United 2, Fulham 0. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball. Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha. Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez. Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Cuenca with a headed pass. Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United). Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a through ball. Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Fulham 0. First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Fulham 0. Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner. Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sander Berge. Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes. Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross. Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.