A blistering first half was illuminated by goals from Ashley Young, Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku, as United swept aside the Premier League’s bottom club in style.
Fulham clawed a goal back from the penalty spot, through Aboubakar Kamara, but a Marcus Rashford stunner made it 4-1 late on as United finally enjoyed themselves again and put on a goal show. It was 21 years since a Premier League side had conceded as many as Fulham had in the opening 15 matches of a Premier League campaign. Not since Barnsley in 1997 have a team shipped so many as the 36 let in by the Londoners before this match.