TWO IN A ROWE NOW

Emile pegs back United, who can't score a goal despite spending £206m on forwards and are STILL having to rely on sending Maguire up for corners

- BY JOHN CROSS Chief Football Writer X@johncrossmirror

DESPITE spending £206million on new forwards this summer, Manchester United are still reduced to sending on Harry Maguire for set-pieces.

This time, even supersub Maguire could not provide any late salvation as their luck finally ran out at Craven Cottage.

But what a sorry state of affairs for Ruben Amorim that between them, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, have not yet been able to find the net.

And instead, for the second week running, United were undone by their own frailties at the back as Fulham substitute Emile Smith Rowe scored with his first touch just 96 seconds after coming on.

That ended United's remarkable eight-game winning streak at Craven Cottage and Ruben Amorim's new-look lineup has only gained one point from their opening two games. Not much of a return on their superstar front three, with Sesko having to be content again with a substitute appearance.

Cunha had lovely moments in the first half and Mbeumo provided the corner for Leny Yoros deflected header to put United in front.