Emile Smith Rowe makes his debut for Fulham at Manchester United tonight.
The Cottagers finished 10th in the top-flight last term and will be buoyed by the memory of beating United 2-1 at Old Trafford in February.
Smith Rowe is likely to be handed his competitive debut by Fulham boss Marco Silva after impressing in pre-season following a £34million move from Arsenal.
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Fellow new signings Jorge Cuenca, the centre-back from Villarreal, and Ryan Sessegnon, who rejoined the club as a free agent following his release by Tottenham, are also in contention to feature against United.
However, Antonee Robinson is likely to start ahead of Sessegnon at left-back, and Silva could select Issa Diop and Calvin Bassey as his centre-back pairing to face Erik ten Hag’s FA Cup holders.
Rodrigo Muniz is expected to get the nod up front, despite the presence of Raul Jimenez and academy graduate Jay Stansfield, the latter of whom scored freely in pre-season and could stay with the club this term rather than going out on loan again.
Starting Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Pereira; Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Traore; Muniz
Subs: Benda, Castagne, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Wilson, Jimenez, Stansfield
Time and date: 8pm BST on Friday August 16, 2024
Venue: Old Trafford
