Manchester United vs. Fulham: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props 

The new Premier League season gets underway on Friday as Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford.

United endured a disastrous 2023/24 league campaign, finishing eighth, but after ending the season with FA Cup glory, they have kept faith with head coach Erik ten Hag and delivered an encouraging if ultimately fruitless display in last weekend's penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Ten Hag will now be keen for his side to make a winning start in the Premier League, but off the back of consecutive mid-table finishes and some encouraging signings in the transfer market, Fulham could prove tricky opponents.

Manchester United vs. Fulham betting picks and predictions

Manchester United to win by one goal (+300)

There were not many people expecting Ten Hag to still be in the United dugout for this season opener after the Dutchman delivered his side's worst-ever Premier League performance in 2023/24.

However, the hierarchy at the club have kept faith with the Dutch tactician and the Red Devils were perhaps unfortunate to miss out on the Community Shield, going down on penalties to City after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Wembley.

There were plenty of positives for Ten Hag to take from that performance, but anything less than a victory against Fulham on Friday is likely to ramp up the pressure on the 54-year-old once again.

The good news for United is they have an impressive recent record against Fulham, winning 15 and losing just one of the last 19 meetings between the two sides. The bad news, though, is that sole defeat came in last season's corresponding fixture when Alex Iwobi's late goal sealed a 2-1 victory for Marco Silva's side

Fulham have certainly proved a tough nut for United to crack of late, as the Red Devils' last four league victories over the Cottagers have all been by just a one-goal margin.

Given the pressure that is likely to be on Ten Hag and his side heading into this game, this match could also prove a closely-fought affair, but United showed enough in their Community Shield loss to City to suggest they can claim a narrow victory.

Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score (-120)

United were not prolific last season - they scored just five more times than relegated Luton - but they did net at least two goals in seven of their final 10 league games at Old Trafford.

The problem was keeping opponents out at the other end, as they recorded just two clean sheets from their final 12 league fixtures of the campaign at the Theatre of Dreams.

Fulham netted in seven of their final eight away league fixtures of 2023/24, including putting four past Luton on the final day, and they will fancy their chances of troubling a United defense that still has plenty of questions to answer.

At least three goals have been scored in nine of the last 11 meetings between these two sides and Friday's curtain raiser can follow suit, with both teams more than capable of finding the back of the net.

Bruno Fernandes over 0.5 assists (+175)

Despite United's struggles last season, captain Bruno Fernandes still delivered good numbers, producing a team-high 18 goal involvements in the Premier League, eight of which were assists.

Fernandes has already got his assist tally up and running for this season after setting up Alejandro Garnacho in the Community Shield, a match that also saw the Portugal international operate as a false nine in the absence of the injured Rasmus Hojlund.

Hojlund is expected to miss Friday's Premier League opener as well due to his ongoing hamstring issue, which should mean Fernandes again operates in a more advanced position in front of the likes of Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount.

He has 41 career assists to his name in the English top flight, at an average of more than one every four games, so don’t be surprised if Fernandes sets up a teammate for a goal once again against Fulham - a team he has five goal involvements against in seven appearances across his United career.

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Manchester United vs. Fulham odds

Manchester United	-182
Tie	+320
Fulham	+500

Manchester United vs. Fulham player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Joshua Zirkzee (Man Utd)	+105
Marcus Rashford (Man Utd)	+162
Alejandro Garnacho (Man Utd)	+200
Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham)	+260
Carlos Vinicius (Fulham)	+333
Jay Stansfield (Fulham)	+333

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.