Introducing *** Manchester United will take on Fulham at Old Trafford this Saturday afternoon in their quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League victory. The two teams met for the first time since 4 November last year, with United narrowly beating Fulham 1-0 thanks to Bruno Fernandes' 91st-minute winner.
Although United still have a long way to go to shake the position of Manchester City and Liverpool in the eyes of new minority shareholder Jim Ratcliffe, their desire to finish in the top four has grown in recent weeks with an impressive run of four consecutive wins. After beating Wolves, West Ham United and Aston Villa, they won 2-1 at Luton Town last weekend, with in-form striker Rasmus Hojlund netting twice in the opening seven minutes before Carlton Morris pulled one back for Luton Town in the 14th minute.
Manchester United are now close on Tottenham, who are currently fifth, just three points ahead of them and have no game this weekend, while fourth-placed Aston Villa are five points ahead of the Red Devils. The Manchester derby is just around the corner, but United must first turn their attention to Saturday's showdown with Fulham, who are confident of success considering they have won 13 of their last 16 Premier League meetings with their opponents and drawn three. If United win – which would be their first back-to-back league win at Old Trafford since August last year – they would achieve a 100 per cent win rate for the first time in a month and have played at least five top-flight games.