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Iwobi in action as Man Utd pip Fulham in Premier League season opener
Alex Iwobi was in action for Fulham as they lost 1-0 to Manchester United in the opening game of the Premier League season on Friday.
United’s £36m new-boy Joshua Zirkzee became an instant Old Trafford hero as he scored the 87th-minute winner.
The former Bologna star came on with Alejandro Garnacho after an hour as United struggled to find a breakthrough.
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Three minutes to time, Garnacho made the assist and Zirkzee finished off, to give the Red Devils all three points from the encounter.
Noussair Mazraoui, Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt all made their first Premier League appearances in the game.
Manager Erik ten Hag might had said his side were not ready for the game but they still managed to win it.
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