Manchester United secured the second win in a row in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday night.
Man Utd continued their goal-shy ways in the first half, finishing without a single shot on target but at least restricted Fulham too, going in goalless at half-time.
Despite the fact that the game lacked quality, the Red Devils made it two wins in a row Premier League as they continued to prefer life away from Old Trafford.
After an underwhelming first-half at Craven Cottage, Martinez popped up in the 78th minute to secure all three points for Ruben Amorim’s men.
Amad Diallo thought he had made it two deep into added time but it was ruled out for offside by VAR, with the clash ending in a 1-0 away victory.
Fulham had a number of chances and were arguably the better team on the night but United ultimately made them pay for their wastefulness.
The result has moved United up to 12th in the top-flight table and they will be hoping to now kick on under head coach Amorim after a slow start.
Rashford still absent despite Manchester United form
Marcus Rashford was absent once again as Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim refuses to budge. Despite poor results in recent weeks, the Portuguese head coach has not seen enough from Marcus Rashford to recall him to the matchday squad.
Rashford’s last appearance for Manchester United came at the start of December against Nottingham Forest. Since Amorim dropped Rashford for the Manchester derby, he has only returned to the bench once.
An exit now seems inevitable – and potentially imminent. Barcelona are making space for Rashford, with the United star holding talks with the Spanish giants ahead of a potential January move.
After Sunday’s 1-0 win over Fulham, Amorim was asked about Rashford’s absence and he delivered his most brutal response so far.
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Ruben Amorim explains Rashford’s absence
While Alejandro Garnacho has worked his way back into Amorim’s plans since being dropped, Rashford has fallen completely out of the picture.
Just last week against Brighton, Amorim said Rashford is not best for the team as his latest justification for leaving him out of the squad.
If you can cast your mind back to when Rashford was first left out, Amorim suggested that he was not overly pleased with how the 27-year-old was training. After 11 successive games without playing, Amorim is still not impressed by what he is seeing at Carrington.
Asked after the Fulham win why Rashford was absent, Amorim replied: “The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life. It’s every day, every detail. So if things don’t change, I will not change.
Amorim then delivered a brutal line suggesting he would rather put goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital in his squad than Rashford at the moment.
“I prefer it like that,” Amorim continued. “I will put (Jorge) Vital on than a player that doesn’t give the maximum every day. So I will not change in that department.”
