Manchester United – Fulham

1. Manchester United can go to the top of the Premiership table with victory at home to Fulham. Join us from 12.30 GMT

2. A more familiar line-up for the Red Devils as they kick off at Old Trafford

3. Keane, Silvestre and Veron the only senior absentees after the youth team's run-out in midweek...

4. 1'

   Harley wins an early throw down the left - quickly taken but it's marshalled back to Barthez

5. 2'

   Marlet surges toward the United box, stumbling under Brown's challenge but ref Steve Bennett waves play on

6. 3'

   Then Giggs counters, tripping over the feet of Ouaddou as he reaches the Fulham penalty area. Again nothing given

7. 4'

   The visitors win a freekick on the left - curled in and it glances behind off a United head. Corner

8. 4'

   The Reds, in force at the near post, clear easily

9. 5'

   First threat from Van Nistelrooy - spinning away from Knight before unleashing a fierce right-footer that Taylor does well to block at the near post

10. 7'

    Now O'Shea skips past Malbranque wide on the United left... Beckham's up for the cross in the box but Fulham can clear

11. 9'

    Melville clears off the line from Van Nistelrooy as Taylor spills Solskjaer's cross from wide out on the right. Panic stations in the Fulham box

12. 10'

    Ferdinand speeds in to deny Boa Morte a chance to run at the United box

13. 11'

    Offside against Van Nistelrooy as Scholes looks to release the Dutchman

14. 12'

    Ouaddou slides in to concede a corner as Solskjaer speeds to the byeline from the left flank. Legwinski heads Beckham's delivery clear - it's back to Scholes but his clever cross is just beyond the Norwegian striker as Fulham rush out

15. 13'

    Taylor palms over as Van Nistelrooy blasts at goal following Giggs' surge through midfield

16. 14'

    Beckham's corner - from the right - is overhit and Fulham win a throw on the far side

17. 16'

    Tremendous movement and speed from the home side - Fulham at full stretch so far

18. 16'

    Melville hits long for Saha to chase but Barthez is out to collect

19. 17'

    Now a yellow card for centre-half Meville as he trips Beckham, cutting in from the right.

20. 17'

    Giggs with the inswinging freekick, but beyond his teammates

21. 18'

    First real danger from the visitors as Boa Morte rises between Neville and Beckham to head wide after Legwinski's cross from the right

22. 19'

    Djetou denies Van Nistelrooy space to run at the defence, but United rebuild. O'Shea surges in from the left, hitting right-footed from the edge of the box - but no problem for Taylor, who collects with two hands

23. 21'

    Knight gets across as Van Nistelrooy chases a long ball down the right. The Dutchman can't control - goalkick

24. 23'

    Harley penalised as Neville rises to head Beckham's ball into the box. The freekick quickly taken and Scholes' far-post effort is well blocked by a defender

25. 23'

    Now Scholes whacks another right-footer after Gigg's lay-off. Taylor relieved to see it rise over the bar

26. 24'

    Neville gets across to intervene as Saha bears down on the United box - but a mishit clearance gives the London side a corner

27. 25'

    Corner reaches Malbranque, who skips inside Solskjaer to feed Djetou, whose side-footer smacks against Barthez's crossbar. Saha follows up but Ferdinand watches the header drop wide

28. 28'

    Great work from Fulham - and a warning for United. Now Marlet wins a corner off O'Shea

29. 29'

    Beckham heads clear at the near post and United get respite as Van Nistelrooy wins a freekick upfield

30. 30'

    Quick thinking from the England captain almost releases Solskjaer, but Taylor is out to collect at the edge of his penalty area

31. 31'

    Legwinski clatters into Beckham. United freekick, 27 yards out

32. 32'

    Taylor makes an awkward save as Beckham's curler bounces nastily in front of him. Corner kick - but the Fulham keeper is up with more assurance to collect two-handed this time

33. 33'

    Saha's instant control allows him to hammer at goal from long range after Legwinski's ball from the right. Barthez watches it rise over the bar but is furious with his defenders

34. 34'

    Van Nistelrooy's control is less convincing as he runs onto Giggs' ball inside the box. A typical stumble and fall from the Dutch striker as the defenders close in - and ref Bennett is having none of it

35. 37'

    Neville does enough to disrupt Marlet as he challenges for Legwinski's cross after Scholes gives the ball away. Goalkick

36. 38'

    Yellow card for Neville as he hauls down Marlet - the freekick is central and just outside the box

37. 39'

    Poor hit from Malbranque though - off the wall and Saha rushes the follow-up, scuffing it wide

38. 41'

    Giggs, with a gilt-edged chance, heads wide after good work and a perfectly-weighted cross from Beckham

39. 41'

    Knight diverts Giggs' near-post nod behind for another corner. It's worked to Neville, whose cross rebounds off a Fulham head to force a superb save from Taylor

40. 43'

    United rebuild. Solskjaer spins away from Djetou, but trips under his challenge in the box. Penalty!

41. 44'

    Little argument about that - clever stuff from the Norwegian - and little argument about Van Nistelrooy's spot-kick, which is planted firmly into the bottom corner for the opening goal. 1-0 United

42. 45'

    Taylor had no chance as the ball skimmed in off his right post. Delight, mixed with a small dose of relief, for the Old Trafford faithful

43. 45'

    Djetou clears after Taylor blocks Giggs' shot at the near post following good work from O'Shea and Solskjaer

44. 45'

    United on top as the half-time whistle blows. 1-0 at the break

45. 46'

    Brown steps in to concede a throw as Marlet controls the ball after Fulham's restart

46. 46'

    Good challenge from Melville brings a swift end to Beckham's break

47. 47'

    Knight recovers brilliantly to dispossess Van Nistelrooy in the box after Solskjaer releases the Dutch goal scorer

48. 48'

    Poor cross from Beckham ends a short period of United pressure as two Solskjaer crosses are headed clear

49. 49'

    Neville nods back to Barthez as Boa Morte hares after a long ball from the back

50. 51'

    Giggs weaves past two defenders but his driven cross is too strong for Van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer in the middle

51. 52'

    Scholes tripped as he robs Marlet five yards outside the United area

52. 53'

    Taylor collects Beckham's cross as the England captain runs around Harley

53. 53'

    Then an early ball from Saha almost catches the home side napping. Marlet can't reach it though and Barthez slides to collect

54. 54'

    Melville is strong to deny Giggs a shooting chance. Corner kick to United, which reaches Scholes but Malbranque brings it away

55. 55'

    Melville into action again - this time heading behind at the near post as Solskjaer lurks for Beckham's cross

56. 56'

    United waste the corner though and Fulham break before O'Shea and Brown combine to dispossess Marlet wide out

57. 57'

    United give it away though and Giggs is forced into a rash challenge 25 yards out

58. 58'

    Knight's thunderous strike stings the hands of Barthez, but the French keeper gathers at the second attempt

59. 58'

    Fulham still in this game - Saha cuts in from the left. Marlet's excellent decoy run gives him space to shoot but the final effort is disappointing - a pea-roller into Barthez's grateful arms

60. 59'

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

61. 60'

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

62. 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

63. 63'

    Butt clears at the near post

64. 63'

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

65. 66'

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

66. 67'

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

67. 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

68. 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.

69. 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

70. 74'

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

71. 76'

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

72. 78'

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

73. 79'

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

74. 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

75. 81'

    Solskjaer wins a corner off Knight - United in no hurry

76. 82'

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

77. 83'

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

78. 83'

    Beckham blasts - Row Z collects

79. 84'

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

80. 85'

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

81. 86'

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

82. 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

83. 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

84. 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

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