Sanchez to be handed fighting fund

Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez will be handed “significant funds” to turn the club into a Premiership force, according to chairman Mohamed Al Fayed.

The former Northern Ireland boss was handed the Cottagers job on a temporary basis towards the end of last season, and was entrusted with the role permanently when he preserved the strugglers’ top-flight status in the wake of Chris Coleman’s departure.