Paul Pogba inspires Manchester United to easy win over Fulham

United cruised to a win at Craven Cottage

Claudio Ranieri encourages Fulham to be 'soldiers who will fight to the end' ahead of Man Utd clash

Manchester United saw off Fulham with plenty to spare as they moved into the top four in the Premier League.

Two goals from Paul Pogba and a third from Anthony Martial were more than enough as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's unbeaten run was extended to 11 at Craven Cottage.

Here's how it played out:

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[9 February 2019 14:01 · Kishan Vaghela]

  ↵74 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

A first opportunity of the half for Fulham, but only a half a chance there really.

Christie whips the ball over and Mitrovic, leaning back, forces De Gea to spring to his left to claim his effort.

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76 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

Substitution for the visitors, with Pogba denied the chance for a hat-trick as he is replaced by McTominay.

The substitute nearly makes an instant impact, glancing his header from Alexis' cross just over.

Just before McTominay's effort, the Chilean should have made it four but Rico did well to deny the Chilean when clean through.

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78 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

I don't quiet know how that's stayed out!

A ball from the left is put on a plate for Babel a few yards out courtesy of Phil Jones, but the Dutchman can only strike the post with the goal gaping.

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80 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

Change for the hosts, as Tom Cairney replaces Ryan Babel.

A very poor outing for the former Liverpool man.

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82 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

A host of substitutions continue, with Ryan Sessegnon replacing Joe Bryan for the final ten minutes or so. 

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85 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

United are completely dominant here and it this game is not surprisingly petering out to a dull end.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does the sensible thing with PSG up on Tuesday, with Herrera replaced by Eric Bailly. 

Five minutes plus added time for this nightmare to end for the hosts. 

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88 min: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

Not a bad effort from Cairney, who takes the ball down 25 yards out but his effort poses no threat to De Gea's goal. 

Frustrations boil over though, and it's not exactly a surprise to see Mitrovic involved with David De Gea.

Both players receive yellow cards.

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Full Time: Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

Some damning statements from Gary Neville on commentary as the game is brought to an end.

The former Man United right-back says the hosts lacked the physicality to deal with the visitors, and on evidence, that can be more than justified.

Paul Pogba delivered a startling display which saw him score a double, becoming the player with the most goals under Solskjaer for United.

Martial's stunning solo effort was sandwiched in between his countryman's goals, as the Red Devils go into the top four. 

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Claudio Ranieri is seen venting his anger whilst storming off the pitch at Craven Cottage. It doesn't look pretty for Fulham at the bottom of the league, and with home fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City to come, their Premier League status looks under serious threat.

It's PSG in the Champions League next for United, but make sure you join us now for all the build up and coverage for the 3pm games on our live blog, and thank you for joining us for this one which has comfortably seen United run out 3-0 winners.

They're now back in the top four, one point above Chelsea who face Manchester City tomorrow.