MANCHESTER UNITED conclude their Premier League season by welcoming Fulham to Old Trafford THIS afternoon – but the Red Devils' priorities lie elsewhere.
Erik ten Hag's men rocky end to the 2022/23 campaign gave Liverpool slim hope that they could beat them to a top four spot.
But United ended the debate after thrashing a woeful Chelsea side on Thursday.
And the Red Devils gaffer will be hoping for a similar performance when United take on Fulham who have nothing to play for themselves.
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- By Alex Terrell
Make mine a Treble
United fans have been bragging that they are the only English club to ever win the Treble.
In fact they even have replica trophies on display outside Old Trafford.
Those bragging rights might not last for long, if they don't win the FA Cup final against Manchester City, who are odds on for the historic feat.
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Don't do anything Sil-ly
Marco Silva will be hoping to stay in the dugout today after being given his marching orders in the FA Cup tie back in February.
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Be the main man Rash
Erik ten Hag challenged striker Marcus Rashford to become the Erling Haaland of Old Trafford, writes PHIL THOMAS.
Rash's late strike in Thursday's 4-1 drubbing of Chelsea took him to 30 goals for the season – the first Manchester United player to reach that tally since Robin van Persie a decade ago.
Rashford's tally has played a bigger role than any other in making Ten Hag's first season in charge an unqualified success.
Yet, although it could end with United adding the FA Cup to a top-four finish and the Carabao Cup they won in February, their perfectionist gaffer has raised the bar even higher.
And that means handing Rashford a target on a par with Haaland, the Nordic goal machine who has bagged over a half-century across town with rivals City.
Matching his tally of 52 might be asking a bit too much.
But manager Ten Hag thinks just three goals in Rashford's last 11 games means he could get closer next time.
He said: "With Marcus there's a lot of room for improvement in his game and I'm convinced he can score even more.
"When you take, for instance, the last ten games he didn't score many goals. I think only two or three, so, yes, he can improve.
"I am happy from what he did last season to now, that he has brought himself back and we supported him where we could, with the way we play and also in his mental mindset. So we are happy with that but we must push him more. I think he's capable of 40 goals in a season, so for him that's the next step."
- By Alex Terrell
Good afternoon and welcome to Old Trafford
What a stunner of a day it is at the Theatre of Dreams.
Manchester United take on Fulham in the final game of the Premier League season.
While neither side has set the top flight on fire this season, both will be pleased with the ends to their campaigns.
Erik ten Hag has undoubtedly done a very fine job at Old Trafford, with a few wobbles along the way.
A League Cup and top four place are already guaranteed for United, while the FA Cup final takes place at Wembley next weekend.
And getting to Wembley for the Cup final only took place after the Cottagers imploded at this venue in the quarter-finals.
They got two players and their manager sent off in the space of two minutes while enjoying a 1-0 lead at the time.
But United then got a penalty for Willian's hand ball and then went on to win the game comfortably, after Aleksandar Mitrovic's red card for dissent. Marco Silva was sent off for similar reasons.
But Fulham are guaranteed a top-half finish at the end of the season, something they can be very proud of, having been tipped for relegation not long ago.
How will this one play out? Probably not at the intensity we've seen the rest of the season, expect a few young faces involved.
But this is the Premier League, it always matters.
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