I very much agree with what you said. Currently, United is no longer a big force in the Premier League. They have strength and a long history but currently United looks like an average team. Against Fulham I'm not sure United will win. But I'm also not sure about Fulham's performance. So I think a draw is my bet for that match.
It's true, it seems difficult for Manchester United to return to its glory days with Alex Ferguson, everything has been done by changing coaches and buying players, but these efforts have not produced the results that fans have been hoping for for a long time, but when it comes to playing Fulham, I think Manchester United still has a chance to win because Fulham still looks weaker than United, in five matches Fulham only got 5 points while Manchester United is better with 9 points, what makes Manchester United look bad is that they lost to Newcastle in the League Cup while in the EPL they lost to Manchester City it seems like this is according to predictions because City have abilities that are quite different from United, but a draw might happen because it is reported that Casimero has suffered an injury which will certainly affect United's performance in this games later.
In the next few hours we will see the progress of the match between fulham and united, whether Ten Hag and his squad are able to secure full points or whether they will suffer their third defeat in a row. On paper United are still better than fulham, this is despite their inconsistency, and I judge it in terms of squad depth. However it could be that their unlucky day is not over when they visit fulham headquarters, and they will lose points again, who would have thought. I think this match is very decisive for them to meet copenhagen again in the UCL, they have to learn to get out of big pressure.
We know that Ten Hag is in a difficult position, coupled with various media reports about him, I hope he can take a different approach to motivating his players this time. The determination of the starting XI will be very decisive, considering that fulham will definitely take advantage of their setback and plan to make the situation even more complicated.