Match Report Fulham (0) 0-3 (2) Manchester United Premier League Match Day 26 at Craven Cottage Saturday 9th February 2019    KO: 12:30 Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

Match Stats	Fulham	Man Utd
Goals	(0) 0	3 (2)
Scorers		Pogba 14
		Martial 23
		Pogba (pen) 65
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Goal attempts	15	15
On target	3	7
Shooting Accuracy	20%	47%
Possession	51%	49%
Passes	502	484
Passes Success	78%	78%
Crosses	22	19
Crosses Success	18%	5%
Corners	5	4
Tackles	21	11
Tackles Success	48%	36%
Saves	4	3
Fouls	14	9
Offsides	2	3
Yellows	3	2
Reds	0	0
source: SkySports

It was Fulham who started the game stronger and should have taken the lead when Luciano Vietto squandered a brilliant chance inside two minutes.

The home side created more chances with Andre Schurrle shooting over from seven yards.

And they were made to pay for their profligacy when Pogba gave United the lead on 14 minutes.

Martial played his France teammate in and Pogba rifled an effort past goalkeeper Sergio Rico, who would have been disappointed to be beaten at his near post.

With Chelsea not in action until Sunday when they travel to Manchester City, United knew victory would bring them up to fourth place for the first time since August -- and they ensured they would finish the day in the Champions League positions thanks to a Pogba double and a brilliant solo effort from Anthony Martial.

Solskjaer, with one eye on Tuesday's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain, started with Romelu Lukaku in attack as in-form Marcus Rashford was dropped on the bench.

United doubled their lead on 23 minutes when Martial showed shades of Cristiano Ronaldo's famous late winner at Craven Cottage in 2007.

The former Monaco man picked the ball up inside his own half and ran through the Fulham defence before finishing neatly in Rico's far corner.

The visitors looked to get a third before half-time and Phil Jones almost got himself on the scoresheet when he fired just over from the edge of the box after Fulham failed to clear a corner.

Fulham were lucky not to be a man down just before interval when Calum Chambers received just a yellow card for an apparent stamp on United defender Chris Smalling.

The hosts, who started the day seven points from safety, looked unlikely to mount any sort of comeback -- and the game was put to bed as a contest on 65 minutes when Pogba scored his second from penalty spot after Juan Mata had been fouled in the box.

Fulham fans made their feelings clear as they booed Schurrle when he was replaced by Cyrus Christie on 53 minutes and applauded the decision to take off Ryan Babel on 77 minutes after the Netherlands international had hit the post from point blank range.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made it 11 games unbeaten since become Manchester United manager with the victory.

Next up for United is a huge midweek clash with PSG, while Fulham travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham on Friday.

Fulham: Rico, Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan (R Sessegnon 81), Chambers, Seri, Schurrle (Christie 53), Vietto, Babel (Cairney 77), Mitrovic

Unused substitutes: Fabri, Kebano, Anguissa, Ayite

Booked: Bryan (25,f), Chambers (38,f), Mitrovic (90,arg)

Manchester United: De Gea, Dalot, Smalling, Jones, Shaw, Herrera (Bailly 85), Matic, Pogba (McTominay 74), Mata, Lukaku, Martial (Sanchez 70)

Unused substitutes: Romero, Young, Lingard, Rashford

Goals:
Pogba 14 (left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.)
Martial 23 (right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Jones following a fast break.)
Pogba 65 (converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Penalty conceded by Maxime Le Marchand after a foul in the penalty area.)

Booked: Matic (43,pi), De Gea (90,arg)

Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

Attendance: 25,001