Fulham boss Marco Silva has praised the club’s travelling fans after a memorable 2-1 victory away at Manchester United.
What a day for everybody connected to Fulham.
Last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa was a disappointment and few were backing Silva to grab a result against a resurgent United side.
Fulham were superb at Old Trafford though and after an outstanding first-half performance, Calvin Bassey smashed home the opener in the second half.
Harry Maguire appeared to have reduced a late point for United but they weren’t counting on a late twist.
Adama Traore turned into the Road Runner, blazing past United players late on before teeing up Alex Iwobi to fire home a last-gasp winner.
Fulham have ended a wait of more than 20 years for a win at Old Trafford and boss Silva has now praised the travelling fans…
Marco Silva hails Fulham supporters
Silva has told BBC Sport that the Fulham fans were ‘loud’ through the game against United, driving his side onto victory.
Silva noted that Fulham were the better side throughout and ultimately ‘created more chances’ than United.
The Fulham boss added that the victory was a ‘fantastic feeling’ and felt that his players really performed at a high level at Old Trafford.
“It is a big win for us. For sure, a great feeling for our fans, who were loud from the first to the last whistle,” said Silva. “The players deserved it, clearly the best team won the game. We were the team which played better, created more chances and had more control of the game.”
“It is a fantastic feeling for us to come here and win against a side in a good run of form. We knew we would have to play at a high level and that’s what we did,” he added.
Fulham’s victory is made even more impressive when you factor in the absence of Joao Palhinha.
Silva’s midfield maestro was ruled out through suspension, meaning Harrison Reed and Sasa Lukic came in to the side.
Both produced battling performances to see Fulham home to victory, stepping up when needed with Palhinha out.
Losing a midfielder like Palhinha is of course an enormous blow, but seeing his replacements step up to the occasion will be a source of real delight for the Fulham boss tonight, as will the exceptional support from the travelling Fulham fans.