Juan Mata, Diogo Dalot earn 8/10 marks in Man United's commanding win

[Glasgow]

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United cruised to a 4-1 Premier League win over Fulham at Old Trafford to end a run of four games without a victory.

After a season of struggle, it was a rare comfortable afternoon for Jose Mourinho's side, who had four different scorers in Ashley Young, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku. United's biggest Premier League win in more than a year will ease the pressure on Mourinho ahead of a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday.

Positives

Diogo Dalot looks the part. Tall and stocky, he doesn't look like he is 19, and he doesn't play like a teenager, either. On just his second Premier League start he was confident enough to race forward whenever he got a chance. His final ball could be better, but that will come with experience. Mourinho's claim that United have found their right-back for the next 10 years might prove to be right.

Negatives

United were slick and clinical in the first half, and the game was over by half-time, but they struggled to maintain the same levels after the break, and 45 minutes that should have been about how many United would get turned into a battle. Referee Lee Probert might regret his decision to award a penalty against Ander Herrera, but it was yet another game without a clean sheet. United have only got one in the league at Old Trafford this season.

Manager rating out of 10

7 -- The United manager left Paul Pogba out of his team for the second game in a row, and again it looked like the right decision. With the Frenchman watching from the bench, United were 3-0 up by half-time to make sure the game was dead and buried before Fulham even had a sniff. With the game wrapped up in the second half, it was telling that Mourinho chose to bring on Scott McTominay for the final five minutes instead of Pogba.

Player ratings (1-10; 10=best. Players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK David De Gea, 6 -- With United 3-0 up at half-time, the Spaniard will have been hoping for a clean sheet, and he looked disgusted when Aboubakar Kamara converted Fulham's penalty.

DF Diogo Dalot, 8 -- Needs time to work on his end product, but full marks for attacking intent. Only 19 and at the club a matter of months, but already United's best right-back.

DF Ashley Young, 7 -- Back in the team after suspension, eased any nervousness around the stadium with a nutmeg on Denis Odoi and a fantastic finish into the top corner to give United the lead.