Fulham boss Marco Silva praises two Manchester United players

Fulham manager Marco Silva says Scott McTominay and Andre Onana were both influential in Manchester United’s win over the Cottagers on Saturday.

McTominay had found the net after four minutes but was denied his fourth strike of the season when Harry Maguire was adjudged to have been interfering from an offside position in the build-up. The midfielder, who played the full 90 minutes, caused Silva to tweak his tactics in response to his otherwise early impact.

Meanwhile, Andre Onana kept his fifth clean sheet of the season after making a number of solid stops. The goalkeeper has had a shaky start to life at United but has tallied more blanks than Manchester City's Ederson so far.

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Silva hailed him for his saves during the match but felt as though his team deserved the three points despite Bruno Fernandes’ 91st-minute winner. He told club media after full-time: “It’s a really difficult one to take.

“Overall, we have to say we were the best team on the pitch, but again it's the same old story. That was the reality of the afternoon again. First half was 50/50 and Man United started slightly better than us, I have to say.

“McTominay was most dominant in certain areas of the pitch. After that we adjusted and started to come into the game but the first half was 50/50. Second half was completely different. We adjusted some things at half-time and we were the best team on the pitch second half.”

Silva added: “We didn't give almost anything to them. We created enough to score, very good saves from Onana. Even so, we should have created so much more because we arrived so well in dangerous areas that