CASH AND HARRY

United still forced to throw Maguire into box despite spending £206m on strikers

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

This time, even super sub Maguire could not provide any late salvation as United's 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 even if Sesko had to be content again with a substitute appearance.

Cunha had lovely moments in the first half, Mbeumo provided the corner for Leny Yoro's deflected header to put United in front and yet you cannot win games if you make big mistakes.

Bruno Fernandes slashed a penalty way over and blamed ref Chris Kavanagh for getting in his way in the process.

That seems typical of Fernandes to blame someone else and you do have to question United's defending on the equaliser.

United defender Matthijs De Ligt hesitated, seemed to leave the ball and it allowed Smith Rowe to sneak in and score.

Amorim's men lost to Arsenal last week, blew a lead this time and only really have a week to solve their problems which are pretty obvious.