Fulham host Manchester United this afternoon in the final Premier League match before the World Cup.
[Cristiano Ronaldo](/topic/cristiano-ronaldo) is set to miss the game in west London after he did not board the train that took his United team-mates down to London on Saturday afternoon. Erik ten Hagโs side head to [Craven Cottage](/topic/craven-cottage) six points off the top four after wins for Newcastle and Tottenham on Saturday and they will not want to lose further ground in the race for the Champions League. [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) match before the World Cup, Manchester United face Fulham looking to go into the mid-season break on a positive note.
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I'm happy he was able to come back into the team, and I hope he can stay fit, because he's an important part of the squad." However, I think he can recover from that, because it's not an illness that takes days or weeks to recover from. "I expected us to be where we are now, but I should answer this question after Sunday, because we still have a really important game to play. We had to play a lot of games, and that led us to improvise a little bit in attack [in the absence of some players]. "I think everyone is aware of the importance of the game against Fulham, so I'm not going to take the World Cup into consideration. He has to do the right things in his life, he has very good qualities," added the Dutch coach. He was coming along very well, but he got injured at the end of the game against Atlรฉtico de Madrid and that knocked him down. "He still has things to learn, but we are very happy with his development and what he brings to the team. "I don't know when he will be ready again, but I'm not worried." He's still very young. 27 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, English Premier League 20 Manchester United vs Burnley, English League Cup
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With uncertainty over his future and talk of a January move away from Old, it means Ronaldo could have played his last game for United. "That is going to be a really tough game. I will not take the World Cup in regard," United boss Ten Hag said. [Cristiano Ronaldo](/topic/cristiano-ronaldo) is set to miss the game in west London after he did not board the train that took his United team-mates down to London on Saturday afternoon. Erik ten Hagโs side head to [Craven Cottage](/topic/craven-cottage) six points off the top four after wins for Newcastle and Tottenham on Saturday and they will not want to lose further ground in the race for the Champions League. [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) match before the World Cup, Manchester United face Fulham looking to go into the mid-season break on a positive note.
Manchester United beat Fulham 2-1 in our last game before the World Cup break, thanks to a dramatic goal at the death courtesy of Alejandro Garnacho.
The result means United have closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur to just three points with a game in hand, until the Premier League resumes on 26 and 27 December. It took 10 minutes for the Reds to really get into the game, and in our first attack, Anthony Martial forced Bernd Leno to make a great save. And minutes after his introduction, James equalised for the London club. Our Spaniard between the posts denied Vinicius once again, before Martinez helped it out for a corner. Luke Shaw's fantastic pass down the left, matched with Rashford's equally brilliant run, saw the latter hold the ball up before laying it off into the path of Martial. The ball was played into him by Willian, but his effort was saved by David De Gea.
Substitute Garnacho earns Red Devils last-gasp victory at Craven Cottage.
Manchester United needed a stoppage-time winner from 18-year-old prospect Alejandro Garnancho as they edged past Fulham at Craven Cottage.