United aiming to reassert dominance over rivals as Carrick seeks to join exclusive club of managers

Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, hoping to win three league matches in a row. The Red Devils have played the Cottagers on 95 occasions in their history. United have won 58 times, and there have been 21 draws. Fulham have come out on top 16 times in their history. Here are three storylines to look into ahead of the match. Man United record vs Fulham Matches playedMan United winsDrawsFulham wins 95582116 Source: 11v11.com Fantastic record Michael Carrick’s men will be in great spirits after two fantastic wins over Manchester City and Arsenal in consecutive weeks. They can also take heart from their recent record against the Cottagers. The BBC reports that, “Manchester United have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games against Fulham.” This run has included 15 victories and four draws. They did lose 1-2 at Old Trafford in February 2024 under Erik ten Hag, though. What’s more, they were also knocked out of the FA Cup last season by Fulham on penalties. Bryan Mbeumo effect United have had numerous important figures over recent weeks, but Bryan Mbeumo can be argued to be right up there with the most vital. He has scored nine goals since signing in the summer, and his absence during the Africa Cup of Nations was keenly felt. In the last two seasons, “only Mohamed Salah (55) and Erling Haaland (49) have had a hand in more Premier League goals than Bryan Mbeumo (28 goals, 8 assists).” Highlighting United’s reliance on their forward, “Man Utd won just 20% of games while Mbeumo was at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations this season (P5 W1 D3 L1), compared to 50% with the Cameroonian in the starting XI (P18 W9 D5 L4).” Michael Carrick hoping to join exclusive company Carrick impressed in his brief first spell with United as interim manager back in 2021, with victories over Villarreal and Arsenal. He has also started this period off in perfect style. Including his first spell in 2021, Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has won 10 points in four Premier League matches (W3 D1). The BBC states that, “only four English managers have won 13+ points in their first five games – Frank Clark in 1994 (13), Roy Hodgson in 1997 (13), Tim Sherwood in 2013-14 (13) and Craig Shakespeare in 2017 (15).” Should United get all three points tomorrow, Carrick would enter rather an exclusive club. Featured image Justin Setterfield via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.