AMORIM GETS HIS FINGERS BERND

FOR Fulham and Marco Silva it was revenge for 2023.

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The Portuguese manager's reaction when Joshua Zirkzee's penalty was saved by Bernd Leno to see off holders Manchester United showed what it meant.

For his compatriot and United boss Ruben Amorim it was another low in a campaign that continues to go from bad to worse.

There will be no FA Cup to save United's sorry season, like it did last term. No shiny silverware at Wembley to blind everyone from the problems at this football club.

They do still have the Europa League to chase but they head to Spain this Thursday to take on Real Sociedad with their squad starting to crumble almost as fast as their season. It will take something special to progress in that competition.

This United side is bereft of special talent and are running out of numbers, with just five outfield players fit enough for the bench here.

This was 120 minutes they didn't need in their legs. They'd have made do if they got the reward but in the end it was all for nothing. Harry Maguire limped off at the end of 90 minutes, while fellow centre-back Matthijs de Ligt hobbled through heroically but he will not be fresh for this week's action in Europe, even if he can play.