Manchester United XI vs Fulham: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest

Sesko only good enough for the bench

Benjamin Sesko’s wait to make his full Manchester United debut will continue after he was named to the bench for the Red Devils’ trip to Fulham .

They were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Arsenal at Old Trafford in their opening game of the campaign, with Riccardo Calafiori nodding home on the goal-line to net what proved to be the winner on 13 minutes.

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Ruben Amorim’s side can take plenty of heart from their performance, however, as their back three of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Luke Shaw kept Arsenal’s superstar attacking trident of Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres, and Bukayo Saka quiet, while in attack, the new-look trio of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko got its first run-out in the second half when the Slovenian striker made a cameo off the bench.

Mason Mount played as the left-sided No10 against the Gunners and impressed, with Cunha shifted to playing as the centre-forward, and Mbeumo tucked in behind his fellow new recruit on the right, and both return to those roles today.

That leaves captain Bruno Fernandes to line up alongside Casemiro in a midfield double pivot.

At wing-back, Patrick Dorgu and Amad Diallo get the nod after the latter was the first substitute that Amorim turned to at Old Trafford last weekend, replacing Diogo Dalot on the right flank.

Andre Onana makes the bench while Rasmus Hojlund does not appear in the matchday squad.

R eports claim that United want rid of the Danish striker , who has suitors from Germany and Italy. Hojlund was also omitted from the 20-man squad last Sunday.

On the injury front, it seems unlikely that Noussair Mazraoui will have fully recovered from his thigh injury to play in west London, while Lisandro Martinez continues his comeback trail from an ACL tear.

Man Utd starting XI (3-4-2-1): Bayindir; Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha, Mbeumo

Subs: Onana, Dalot, Fredricson, Heaven, Maguire, Maino, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee

Injured : Martinez, Mazraoui

Time and date : 4.30pm BST, Sunday August 24, 2025

Venue : Craven Cottage

How to watch : Sky Sports