Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United face Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals as the Red Devils look to book their place at Wembley.
United come into the game off the back of a 1-0 win against Real Betis – with Marcus Rashford scoring for the Red Devils.
Ten Hag’s side booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals after defeating West Ham – with Alejandro Garnacho and Fred scoring in a 3-1 win for United.
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Fulham come into the game off the back of a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal. Marco Silva’s men booked their place in the quarter-finals after beating Leeds United 2-0 in the last round – with Joao Palhinha and Manor Solomon scoring for the Cottagers.
Sportsmail breaks down everything you need to know ahead of Man United’s meeting with Fulham.
Man United come into the game off a 1-0 win way to Real Betis in the Europa League
Fulham were beaten 3-0 by Premier League leaders Arsenal in their last game
When is Manchester United vs Fulham?
Ten Hag’s United will face Fulham on Sunday afternoon, with the game kicking off at 4.30pm.
The clash between the two teams will take place at Old Trafford, where United have won four of their last five games in all competitions.
Fulham fans won’t be optimistic heading into the game, having lost four of their last five games against United.
Their last win against United came in 2009 – with Danny Murphy, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff all scoring in a 3-0 win.
Marcus Rashford is the club’s top scorer this season with 27. The Englishman has scored two goals in his last five for City.
As for Fulham, Aleksandar Mitrovic is the club’s top scorer in all competitions with 11 but hasn’t found the back of the net in nine games for the club.
Marcus Rashford (L) will be looking to find the back of the net against Fulham on Sunday
How to watch
Sunday’s showdown between the two teams will be shown live on ITV1, with coverage getting underway at 3.45pm.
Those wanting to watch the match online can do so via ITV’s streaming service, ITVX.
Sportsmail will also be providing live coverage of Manchester United vs Fulham, so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here.
Sunday’s clash between Manchester United and Fulham will take place at Old Trafford
Team news
Casemiro begins the first game of his four-match suspension after the midfielder was sent off against Southampton last weekend.
Antony missed United’s trip to Real Betis and is likely to remain unavailable against Fulham.
Alejandro Garnacho will be out of action for several weeks after he sustained an ankle injury during Manchester United’s goalless draw with Southampton last week.
As for Fulham, Layvin Kurzawa, Shane Duffy and Neeskens Kebano are all out.
Silva is likely to welcome back Tom Cairney and Willian for the game with United.
Joao Palhinha is also available having served his two-match ban and may feature from the off.
Predicted Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Sabitzer, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst
Predicted Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Lukic, Reid, Pereira, Solomon, Mitrovic
United will be without Casemiro after he picked up a red card against Southampton
Manor Solomon has been one of Fulham’s key players recently and is set to start on Sunday
What’s been said?
Erik ten Hag believes that United’s win over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final will give them the incentive to return to Wembley again.
’Of course it is huge motivation. We enjoyed winning a trophy and it has to be the fuel for the next one and push for that idea and that has to bring extra energy to beat Fulham,’ Ten Hag said at his pre-match press conference.
Ten Hag also revealed that being without Casemiro will be a big loss, stating that he is a ‘huge impact’ on United’s game.
We had many more games without Casemiro… We did really well without Casemiro against Arsenal, Leeds and also at the start of the season but I want to have Casemiro available. He has huge impact on our game.
‘We also won many games without Casemiro so he is not available so we have to do with many players.’
Ten Hag will be hoping that his side can play at Wembley for a second time this season
Silva revealed that his side will have to be at their best against United in order to progress
Marco Silva says that his side will have to go out there with ‘respect’ and play at their best in order to come away with the win.
‘I would have liked to play at home at the Cottage with our fans, as that’s important to us but this has happened.
‘If you want to reach the semi finals or Wembley, you can’t always expect the draw you want to happen.
‘For us to be there, we have to play Manchester United and they’ll have their fans behind them, so we have to go there with respect and play at our best.’
Odds
Manchester United to win – 2/5
Fulham to win – 6/1
Draw – 7/2
Each team to have two or more Corners in each half and each team to have two or more shots on target in each half – 25/1
Odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
Manchester United will be looking to make home advantage count against Fulham
Prediction
Manchester United have another chance to head to Wembley again when they play Fulham.
The Red Devils will be looking to build on their win in midweek and will be hoping to make home advantage count on Sunday.
As for Fulham, they have only won once in their last five games and will need a big performance if they are to beat United.
Fulham will be hoping Mitrovic can find the back of the net against the Red Devils if they stand a chance of progressing.
Prediction – 2-0 Manchester United