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The next pass wasn't strong enough to send Alejandro Garnacho down the right. Although Zirkzee made a clever move off the ball as play progressed, skipping past Fernandes on the left to dart into space behind the Fulham defence, the attack was fruitless. Overall, that was the first 26 minutes of this Old Trafford career — neat, tidy and as expected — but not the most action-packed, to be honest. Especially when the €42.5 million striker was introduced off the bench by Erik ten Hag to try and win the game. At that stage, Zirkzee was still waiting for his first chance, but that was hardly a surprise. In the 23-year-old, United had signed a forward who would not just focus on finishing off attacks. He would look to start them too, dropping deeper and linking up play.