Furious Wolverhampton embarrassed Manchester United in the middle of “Old Trafford”

David de Gea helped to preserve the zero result of the holiday, In the second half United did not change much in their behavior, only in the middle of the part there was some revival in the ranks. Then Bruno Fernandes hit the crossbar and Ronaldo scored a goal from an ambush.

In the next few minutes, the Wolves took the lead again, with Romain Sais hitting the crossbar and Daniel Podens claiming a penalty after coming into contact with Varan. because Joao Moutinho scored his first goal goal of the season with a measured shot from the edge of the penalty area.

By the end United did not create anything dangerous in front of the opponent’s goal to avoid their sixth loss during the season and the first of this rival at Old Trafford since 1980. What’s more, the “wolves” came close to only three points from their opponent in the standings, ranking eighth with 28 points.

FIRST HALF

The match at Old Trafford started stronger for Wolverhampton, who pressed United in front of their own field. The “Wolves” created several threats to the door of the “devils”, and the clearest situation for them was revealed in the 12th minute. Killed ball after a corner was at the feet of Ruben Neves, who with an attractive shot allowed David de Gea to shine with an incredible save.

Seven minutes later, the Wolves were again very close to finding the result. This time Nelson Semedo showed a good individual game before striking a dangerous shot from the edge of the penalty area, but De Gea again scored a great save. In the next minutes, United gradually took control of the ball, but it was difficult to reach goal positions in front of the opponent’s goal.

SECOND HALF-TIME

The second half started with two yellow cards for Manchester United players – Scott McTomini and Luke Shaw, both of whom will serve one match penalty (visiting Aston Villa) for accumulated cards. Otherwise, United played a little better than the first half, but the situation at the door of Jose Sa was still missing.

In the middle of the half “Old Trafford “came to life after a great goal chance. A pass on the ground in the penalty area of ​​the “wolves” reached Bruno Fernandes, who struck from close range, but hit the crossbar. A little later, Cristiano Ronaldo intercepted a cross with his head and scored, but the goal was canceled due to an ambush.

In the 75th minute Wolves could have scored after Romain Sais made a dangerous direct free kick that overcame the wall, but met the crossbar. In the 80’s Podens fell in the penalty area after contact with Varane, but the referee saw no reason to award a penalty.

(82*) In the 82nd minute Wolverhampton found the result. Adama Traore received a pass from the right flank, from where he centered in the penalty area. There, a United player cleared the ball, which, however, was on the feet of Joao Moutinho. From the edge of the penalty area, the Portuguese struck a nice shot in the far corner and scored – 0: 1!

STARTING COMPOSITIONS

Manchester United: De Gea, One Bisaka, Jones, Varane, Shaw, Matic, McTomini, Sancho, Greenwood, Ronaldo, Cavani

Wolves: Jose Sa, Semedo, Kilman, Cody, Sais, Marsal, Neves, Moutinho, Trincao, Jimenez, Podens

BEFORE THE MEETING:

Manchester United ended 2021 with a success over Burnley and will hopefully start the new year in the same way. Unlike Burnley’s struggling survival team, United’s next rival, Wolverhampton, has far higher ambitions and is six points behind the “devils” in the standings.

Manchester United has stabilized its game and has not lost a game since the end of November, but after Christmas it made a “hiccup” with the relegated Newcastle, and the team did not play well. Now the alumni of Ralph Rangnik will be looking for a new victory that will bring them closer to the final goal – a place in the top 4, which is only four points away.

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