The centre-back’s long pass to Amad earned United a hard-fought victory in the Manchester derby in mid-December, and he opened the scoring against Liverpool in an exhausting draw at Anfield. His goal against Fulham followed his late assist for Fernandes against Rangers in the Europa League.

Lisandro Martinez's late deflected shot gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Fulham after a scrappy 90 minutes at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

The challenge for United is to try and now build on that victory and try and secure their first Premier League away win since beating Manchester City on December 15. They have only won three of their first 11 league matches under head coach Ruben Amorim.