Several Manchester United players asked for a day off after defeat to Fulham

It has now emerged that several Manchester United players asked for Sunday off following their defeat to Fulham on Saturday. This came as a surprise to staff who couldn’t accept the requests as Ten Haag has established a known routine after match days.

The staff were also bothered by the requests following what was viewed as a poor team performance leading to their 2-1 defeat.

It is said the affected players were read the riot act and reminded of their commitments to the club by the backroom staff who were at pains to understand the reasoning behind the requests.

This is not the first time Man United players have insinuated being fatigued after a group of players late last year attributed their poor start of the season to being overworked in pre-season.

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The defeat ended Man United’s run of five consecutive wins and left a bitter taste in the mouths of their fans worldwide.

Fulham drew first blood through defender Calvin Bassey but Maguire leveled up things in the dying minutes of the game with a goal that seemed to have salvaged a point for the Red Devils.

But Alex Iwobi, the former Arsenal man, had other plans and his strike in extra time sent the visiting Fulham fans into wild celebrations after guaranteeing them a hard-fought win at the Theatre of Dreams. The win also ended Fulham’s 11 away defeats this season.

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Sobering Reality
The last week had seen bold claims from their new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe who was talking of taking Man United back to their glory days and wrestling Man City and Liverpool from positions he believes rightfully belong to Man United. Ten Haag had also outlined how he and the new co-owner had their thinking aligned in the same direction.

The result must have acted as a reality check to show them the exact situation the club is in. Before they can talk about lifting the Premier League trophy, they will have to work harder to first earn a top-four spot. They currently sit eight points adrift of Champions League positions.

Hojlund who has been a savior in the previous few games had to contend with a spot in the directors’ box due to injury.

Ten Haag also opted for 19-year-old Forson instead of Anthony to help Rashford in attack, attributing the decision to the Brazilian’s slump in form.

Sir Ratcliffe has brought about some structural changes in the club and we will have to wait and see how effective these turn out to be.

The recent changes see Omar Berrada take up the CEO position while Dan Ashworth will take over the reins as head of the football department.

Famous win for Fulham
We however have to give it to Fulham in the way they approached the game. They put Man United in a lot of trouble in the early exchanges and were it not for their wastefulness, they would have scored one or two more goals.

They should have better exploited the opportunities that presented themselves in front of United’s back four during transitions and counterattacks.

This was the complete opposite of their previous FA Cup tie visit to Old Trafford a year ago where we witnessed scenes completely out of a movie that saw two Fulham players and manager Marcos Silva sent off. They were poised to win the game but an avoidable breakdown in discipline saw them suffer defeat.