Manchester United 1-2 Fulham: Alex Iwobi's stoppage time winner earns the Cottagers rare Old Trafford victory
Fulham stunned a subpar Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, with Alex Iwobi scoring deep in stoppage time. It was the London side's first win at Old Trafford since 2003 and their second since 1963.
United, who have lost for the first time in six league games, are sixth in the table with 44 points, eight behind fourth-placed Aston Villa. Fulham are 12th with 32 points.
"I'm over the moon right now to come back into the team and get the win here -- there is no better feeling," Iwobi said.
"We feel we performed really well and have been performing really well recently, it is just about getting the results."
Fulham scored first in the 65th minute, when Calvin Bassey fired his own rebound into the roof of the net for his first goal for the club.
The home team appeared to have salvaged a point when Harry Maguire equalised in the 89th minute with a half-volley from inside the penalty area after the ball bounced off keeper Bernd Leno.
But Iwobi, who had previously squandered two good chances, swept a shot past Andre Onana into the bottom corner in the 97th minute following a counter-attack, leaving United fans stunned.
"It is a big win for us," Fulham manager Marco Silva told the BBC. "A great feeling for our fans, who were loud from the first to the last whistle. The players deserved it, clearly the best team won the game."
"We were the team which played better, created more chances and had more control of the game," he added. "It is a fantastic feeling for us to come here and win against a side in a good run of form."
Following the final whistle, Silva joined his players in celebrating in front of the delirious visiting fans.
United were without injured striker Rasmus Hojlund, who had scored in their previous six league games, and Alejandro Garnacho was their most dangerous forward, with a shot cleared off the line by defender Antonee Robinson and another that Leno pushed away with a diving save.
"We were probably naive in the end by throwing too many bodies forward and getting done on the counterattack," Maguire said. "We've been on a good run of form and came into the game we were confident."
"We got hit by the injury to Rasmus, who has been a big focal point for us, but it is up to us to find the solutions and the areas we need to improve on."
Fulham won their first Premier League away game since their season opener at Everton. This season, United have lost 10 league games, more than they did in the entire 2022-23 season.
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