Scott McTominay has called on his Manchester United team-mates to use their dramatic 1-0 victory away to Fulham as a turning point in their season, and to start repaying the club’s fans for their unwavering support during what has been a difficult period.
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United kicked off at Craven Cottage having suffered back-to-back 3-0 home defeats - to Manchester City in the Premier League and Newcastle United in the EFL Cup - amid their worst start to a season since 1962. As the United players warmed up in front of their fans at Fulham, the away supporters unfurled a banner that called on the players to "play like you mean it".
“We saw the banners before the game, and the fans pay good money to come and see us - the support is relentless every single week and we just want to repay them as best we can,” McTominay told TNT Sports. “This can be a building block and I thought we did enough to win the game in the end.”
McTominay had a first-half goal overturned for offside by VAR, but Fulham improved after the break. They had looked the more likely winners until Bruno Fernandes’s 91st-minute winner with a well-placed shot.
The result sent the away fans home happy and eased the pressure on United manager Erik ten Hag, and McTominay pointed to the team spirit in securing the late win.
“When things are going against you, sometimes you have to come together and fight like dogs,” he said. “It's step by step.
"The manager and the coaching staff - we trust them a lot. We trust each other as players too and I feel like we can go on, kick on and do better.
"You have to pick each other up when things aren't going well. You need confidence. Some need to feel like they're loved, others need a rocket sometimes.
“Everyone reacts differently. With the captain and the other senior players, I feel like we've got people who know the dressing room well and can bring everyone together to do better."
