Fulham vs Man United live: Smith Rowe equaliser earns point for hosts after Yoro’s deflected opener

A new season for Manchester United, but old problems remain. In contrary to the relative optimism of last week’s defeat to Arsenal, a timid performance in a 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage leaves more questions than answers.

So much has happened since the chastening night in Bilbao, not least the arrival of three marquee signings and a spend of over £200m. And yet this was a performance that was eerily similar to those at the tail-end of last season, even if a couple of players offered some real promise in parts.

The Fulham manager said: "The commitment with the plan, the attitude, the will and the desire as well as the players who came in, they made a difference too. In the first 15 minutes we lost almost all of the duels.

“They had very good moments with Matheus to score and we had a very good chance with Josh [King]. They created some moments from set pieces, they scored and there was a great reaction from the boys.

“There was a clear foul but great reaction from the boys. I'm proud of the fans and how they were with us. It was important to start with three points at home but we are facing a good team."

“I think he is not used to missing penalties. He knows the importance that this moment can have [and make a] huge impact on the team.

“During the game he was not happy because he was not involved and he has so much responsibility and I think he thought missing the penalty was huge for us."

Ruben Amorim told Sky Sports: "We can do better but we are putting the effort so that is the most important to me. In some moments we did well, especially in the beginning of the game. After the goal we were just thinking about the result. We were ok until the goal and then we were not smart in that moment.

"We have to think about the performance. I know what the feeling is of a player who has to win every match. We missed a penalty, we missed some chances and then we score and we had to defend that goal. We have to focus on our movements and play until the end."

More from Fernandes who said: "We cannot be satisfied with one point.

“We came here to win the game. We were defending very well, but in one of them they got their goal.

“For us, it is very disappointing to not win the game today."

Bruno Fernandes spoke to Match of the Day about his penalty kick.

"As everyone has their own routine. I missed the penalty because I kicked the ball very badly,” he said.

"We are very disappointed. Obviously, we were into the game. We should have controlled it better after our goal and made them run.

"We were controlling well runs into the box from their midfielders."

Ruben Amorim answered: "Training, in the game. You need to win to have the feeling to relax a little bit, not in the intensity and the way we play, but maintaining our mind.

“We suffer a little bit in the end because the momentum changed more with the goal of Fulham.

"In the first half we were there, we missed a penalty...Fernandes has so much responsibility with him that I felt the lack of joy [when he missed] and he was thinking in the past.

“Now we have to move forward no matter what happens."

“I think we scored the goal and then we forgot about how we play.

“We want to win so badly, and that is a good feeling, that we scored a goal and everyone on the pitch was thinking, 'Let's hold onto the advantage and try to win the game'.

“For me that is the moment that we have to enjoy more and push the opponent. We tried to press the opponent super high and left a lot of space.

"We have to grow up a lot as a team. For me the most important thing is that during the week they were working really hard, today we worked really hard, and we are going to improve. The moment that changed the game was our goal."

Ruben Amorim now has a Premier League win percentage of 24.1% (7 wins in 29 games), the exact same percentage as Neil Warnock (won 27 of 112 games), who was twice relegated from the Premier League.

Can Amorim turn this form around and keep himself in a job?

The Fulham defender was pushed in the back by Leny Yoro in the build up to Man Utd’s goal and he believes he should have been awarded a free kick.

"It is enough for me to not be able to win the ball and it is an advantage to him. It should have been disallowed,” Bassey said.

"When the referee looks back at I think they will be disappointed. I cannot say too much, otherwise I will get a fine. It is a foul. When you go up to a jump, any little touch can put you off.

"He wasn't trying to speak to me - he was trying to speak to my captain.

"What do you want me to do? Jump on the floor. It is enough for me to not be able to win the ball."