Joshua Zirkzee made himself a Manchester United hero on his debut with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the Premier League season on Friday.
The Dutch international saved the Red Devils from a frustrating evening at Old Trafford when he poked in Alejandro Garnacho’s cross after 87 minutes.
Zirkzee, lacking match fitness after his £36.5 million ($47 million) move from Bologna last month, came on only for the final half hour. United boss Erik ten Hag survived at the end of last season, despite finishing eighth in the Premier League, thanks to winning the FA Cup.
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Ten Hag said on the eve of the game that his side were “not ready” for the new campaign, with key players missing through injury or a lack of match fitness, and it showed. Bruno Fernandes started in a center-forward role in the absence of Rasmus Hojlund, while Zirkzee was on the bench after returning to pre-season late following Euro 2024.
Noussair Mazraoui was thrown straight into the starting lineup as a left-back after joining Bayern Munich this week. But there was no place in the squad for Jadon Sancho, even though the winger and Ten Hag appeared to have settled their differences.
Fulham won at Old Trafford last season for the first time in 20 years, in February, during a torrid campaign for United. Little seemed to have changed in the opening 20 minutes as the visitors started confidently and Andre Onana did well to prevent Kenny Tete’s dipping effort from finding the top corner.
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