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Manchester United are top of the league thanks to the fantastic work of individuals – namely in the striking department: Berbatov, Hernandez and Rooney have all won games on the back of some poor performances as a team. One individual stands out the most and that, of course, is Wayne Rooney. His hat-trick turned the game against West Ham last Saturday and effectively sealed the league trophy.
But Rooney also turned the moral judgments of the FA. By swearing into a pitch-side camera after scoring a penalty, Rooney earned himself a two-match ban and, to Fulham’s luck, the first game he’ll miss will be this Saturday. Fulham have been offered a chance to take advantage of a team who have lost a key player in a team that needs the individual to turn a game.
It will still be a tough ask to even get a point at Old Trafford. Man United are top of the home form table and Fulham’s visits there over the past years haven’t come away with many points. But Fulham are playing well and looked sharp when Bobby Zamora played in last Sunday’s victory against Blackpool. A point really doesn’t seem out of the question.
Fulham’s line-up will hopefully be the same as that against Blackpool. Aaron Hughes seems to have overcome a shoulder injury and the only player who seems to be doubtful is Damien Duff who is said to have an achilles injury. If Duff is out; it would be good to see Simon Davies have a run out – who’s been slipping off the radar. But a 4-4-2 with Zamora and Dembele up front really could take advantage of a Man United that are without a talismanic figure and whose defence are suffering in the injury department.
Speaking of Man United’s defence, it may look like former Fulham player Chris Smalling will be in the starting line-up. Smalling has won over United fans with some very good performances and it’ll be interesting to see him up against his former employers. Each game he plays for United it seems they got a bargain at around £10million. But it would have been a while before he broke the ranks of Fulham’s solid Hangeland-Hughes partnership.
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