Fulham coach Marco Silva hails Nigerian duo who destroy Manchester United

Marco Silva has hailed the Nigerian duo of Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi as the heroes as Fulham earned all points in a 2-1 victory away at Manchester United.

The Fulham manager confessed that he missed the duo during their AFCON involvement as they are important players to Fulham.

These two were key players as the Super Eagles of Nigeria got to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey put Fulham in front but Harry Maguire appeared to have salvaged a point for the team in the very last minute of normal time.

However, Alex Iwobi’s goal in injury time earned Fulham its only Old Trafford victory since 1963 against Manchester United on Saturday.

“The two players [Bassey and Iwobi] that were at the Africa Cup [of Nations]. And that we miss them,” Silva told BeINSports after the game.

“They were decisive in terms of the goals. It just shows how they are important for us in the way I want to play, in our way.

“It is really nice to see both scoring goals and helping us to win.”