Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, having taken their first point of the season at Anfield. United arrive on the back of a Carabao Cup exit, having led Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford and lost 3-2.

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Fulham's goalless draw at Anfield was Álvaro Arbeloa's first Premier League point. Academy graduate Josh King was the best forward on the pitch and David Affengruber impressed on debut, while Calvin Bassey handled Alexander Isak and Bernd Leno dealt with what got past him. Fulham's own best opening was cleared off the line by Jérémy Jacquet.

United have lost three of their last four. Shea Lacey and Mason Mount put them two up inside ten minutes against Brighton on Wednesday before Charalampos Kostoulas, Pascal Gross and Maxim De Cuyper turned it around. Michael Carrick was booed off and said afterwards that the responsibility was his.

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United's collapse at Old Trafford to hand Fulham their opening

Wednesday was not a normal defeat. The last time United lost a home game in which they led by two goals, in any competition, was 1976, when Tottenham beat them 3-2. That is the context for a side who have now lost three of four, and for a manager who accepted the booing as his own.

Fulham have not beaten United at Craven Cottage since 2009, a run now into its 17th year, and last season's meeting in west London finished 1-1. That record is the argument against them, along with United's away scoring: seven wins from 19 on the road last season, 30 goals, and 74% of those games producing goals at both ends, the highest figure in the division.

Against that, Arbeloa's side kept a clean sheet at Anfield and are more organised than a single point suggests. A visiting team three days on from a collapse of that kind, with Carrick under real pressure for the first time, is the version of United most likely to drop points here.

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Seventeen years is a long time for a record to stand, and Fulham will not get many better chances to end it.

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Zack Lane

Zack Patrick Lane is an enthusiastic sports writer and lifelong Aston Villa supporter who passionately follows the beautiful game. With a most improved player award being his highest accolade in youth football, Zack turned to writing about football rather than playing it. Today, he channels that passion into his commentary, while also keeping a keen eye on a wide range of other sports.

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