Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri wants his players to fight for everything today against Manchester United.

United arrive in SW6 as the Premier League's form team, but Ranieri wants to see his troops make life as difficult as they can for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men.

“Now we know where we are," Ranieri said. “We know it's a very, very tough moment. We need soldiers who have to fight until the end. That is my opinion, my philosophy.

“We know we're playing against a very big team who are fighting in the Champions League and to be in the Champions League next year. But we are ready to fight in every moment.

“We have to be positive. We have to fight because if you fight, you can lose. If you don't fight, you have lost before you play. This is my mentality.

“At the end, if your opponent is better than you, well done to them, but I want to fight, I want to see my players fight until the end.

“And the fans, I think they will be happy if they see the players are fighting for every ball."