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Manchester United vs Fulham

Premier League
Man United
19-7-5
3-0
Final
Fulham
10-8-13
Old Trafford
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'FUL
53%Possession47%
18Shots11
11On target6
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0

Who won: Man United 3-0

Manchester United beat Fulham 3-0 on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Ruud van Nistelrooy (45', 68', 90').

Play by play

  1. 90'

    Just time for one more rendition of 'Country Road' before Steve Bennett blows for full-time. United win 3-0 and take a one-point lead at the top of the Premiership

  2. 89'

    Make that a hat-trick. Scholes' throughball holds up nicely for Giggs, whose low cross is hooked in by Van Nistelrooy, albeit off the shin of the unfortunate Harley. 3-0 United

  3. 88'

    Brown rises to deny Marlet the chance to reach another Harley cross. The game petering out with United in cruise control thanks to Van Nistelrooy's brace

  4. 86'

    Djetou rises to flash a nearpost header on target, but Barthez is alert, palming the ball away before United hoof clear

  5. 85'

    Neville heads behind follwing Ferdinand's block from Boa Morte after Saha's volley had cannoned off Marlet

  6. 84'

    Harley skips past Beckham to cross from the left. Marlet and Saha both go nearpost as the ball sails beyond them both

  7. 83'

    Beckham blasts - Row Z collects

  8. 83'

    Knight trips Scholes in Beckham range after neat work from the United midfielder and Van Nistelrooy

  9. 82'

    Taylor eventually collects the high ball after United play it around the box

  10. 81'

    Solskjaer wins a corner off Knight - United in no hurry

  11. 80'

    Van Nistelrooy then explodes into life again - another surge taking him into the box but his reluctance to hit left-footed means Taylor has little trouble gathering a rather weak prod from the outside of the Dutchman's right boot

  12. 79'

    Knight plays it back to Taylor as Beckham lofts another ball for Van Nistelrooy to lumber after

  13. 78'

    United happy to sit back and wait for the counter as Fulham probe

  14. 76'

    Harley's cross is too deep for Marlet. United bring it away through Beckham but then Giggs' control lets him down

  15. 74'

    Beckham cuts inside Harley to hammer a left-footed(!) drive narrowly over the bar

  16. 73'

    Neville in strongly to halt Boa Morte wide out. Fulham aren't throwing in the towel though. Ouaddou looks for Marlet but the ball slides out for a goalkick

  17. 69'

    Fulham unhappy about a raised arm on Legwinski which started the run - but the rest of defence was smashed to pieces by that barnstorming run.

  18. 68'

    Van Nistelrooy leaves Legwinski and half the Fulham side in his wake as he takes the ball from the half-way line before surging past Melville to side-foot past Taylor for a brilliant second. 2-0 United

  19. 67'

    O'Shea fails to win the aerial battle after another ball from Beckham. Goalkick

  20. 66'

    Taylor rises to collect as Van Nistelrooy, six yards out, threatens to latch onto Beckham's cross

  21. 63'

    United counter at speed but Scholes mis-hits horribly after good work from Solskjaer and Giggs

  22. 63'

    Butt clears at the near post

  23. 62'

    Marlet's up after treatment... The freekick is tapped to Knight, who blasts again but Scholes rushes out to divert the ball away for a corner

  24. 60'

    Yellow card for Ferdinand as his high boot catches Marlet in the face. Another freekick in shooting range

  25. 59'

    United counter. Scholes twists to flash a header over the bar after Beckham's cross

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