Fulham 1-1 Man Utd: What Arbeloa said

Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I'm upset because we were so close, very unlucky with the goal we conceded. It is what it is, we need to keep working and improving. We knew this month would be difficult against top teams. I think we are in a good way. "Both goalkeepers did good saves, many chances for both teams, two strange goals. Obviously we are upset to concede at the end. "Calvin [Bassey] is one of the best at the back in the Premier League, he plays at a high level with and without the ball. He is doing so good. "We have young players but also players with experience, like Sander [Berge] and Alex [Iwobi]. We have a good mix. "We want points, that's the most important thing, but I think my players are working hard and open to learn. They are playing in the way we want to play. If we continue playing this way the victories will come. "We now have three weeks without many players, some stay here and we will work with them. When they come back we will start again." Did you know? This is just the fourth time that Fulham have failed to win any of their opening five games in a top-flight campaign (with 1951-52, 2011-12 and 2020-21), while they have been relegated in two of the previous three (51-52 and 20-21). There were 26 shots in the first half of this match between Fulham (nine) and Manchester United (17), the most in the opening half of a Premier League game with no goals scored on record (since 2003-04).