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The latest Man Utd team news and injury latest ahead of the Premier League fixture vs Fulham.
Andre Onana could start for Manchester United when they travel to face Fulham in the second match of the Premier League season this weekend.
United are back in action when they travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon and need a positive performance to build upon their encouraging display against Arsenal on the opening weekend.
Benjamin Sesko will hope to earn his first United start after he featured from the bench in the Arsenal defeat, while Onana could return in goal after he was left out of the matchday squad altogether. The Cameroonian did not feature for United once during pre-season but could regain his place in goal after Altay Bayindir produced a horrendous error that gifted Arsenal the only goal of the game.
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Manchester United team news vs Fulham
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, Ruben Amorim issued a team news update ahead of the trip to face Fulham. The United head coach confirmed Andre Onana could be named in the starting line up after he missed the Arsenal match, while Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez remain sidelined due to injury.
"Onana is ready to play, like last week," he said. "So we will see in the game who is going to be the goalkeeper. Licha is out, Nous is out. Everyone else is fit and ready to play.”
When asked if United need to change the way they defend set-pieces after the manner of the Arsenal goal, Amorim challenged his side to become just as dangerous from their own corner kicks. He added: "We need to try to analyse the opponent and put the best set-up to protect the goalie at set-pieces. We are not going to change that because of the last goal. We need to do the same to the opponent."
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