Manchester United suffered a third defeat in a row as relegation-threatened Wolves emerged from the last 3 of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Ruben Amorim’s side.
Looking to bounce back from their humiliating defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend, United were frustrated in nebulous situations through a wolves look with renewed confidence, new boss Vitor Perira.
The game came into focus just two minutes into the second half when Bruno Fernandes earned his third red card of the season following a second yellow card for a foul on Nelson Semedo.
Shortly after, the local team was done with merit when attacker Mattheus Cunha scored in a corner.
And while visitors went into mass in search of the draw in the final, Hwang Hee-chan scored at the break to ensure the problems to the Wolves.
Relive all the from Stade Molineux below…
But that will be enough for us today. A wonderful victory for the wolves, but another afternoon for the Amorim team.
You can stay tuned across Metro for all the fallout from this game and the rest of the Boxing Day action but until next time… goodnight!
The Christmas guilt show continues for either party. United face a tough home check against in-form Newcastle on Monday, while Wolves move on to Tottenham the day before.
“Of course, when you lose, when we don’t win, it’s a step back. It was complicated with expulsion. The goal was similar to Tottenham.
“So we tried. Even with one less guy, we tried and I think we were close to something, however, the wolves scored moment one. Then, in the end, we tried everything and the transition 2-0. For us, let’s continue.
The first goal is a missing: “I think the ball cannot pass. He tries .
“I feel very satisfied. Vitor came with a lot of power and you can feel it. We unite, we suffer together, we score together. It’s a lot, in the stadium you can see how satisfied they are.
On the influence of the new coach: “He arrived here with a lot of energy. He said he dreamed of coming to the Premier League and we saw it, that energy can be seen. We can reach this type of thing.
On his corner goal: “I shoot, we exercise to shoot! In the second I had that chance and scored the goal!
United’s new manager becomes the first manager to lose at least one of his first 10 games at the club in all competitions since Walter Crickmer in January 1932 (6/10).
That’s three defeats in three for Amorim’s United.
Five losses in his seven.
Plenty of work to be done.
More distress for United but a massive result for wolves in front of fans of their homes.
And it will seal it!
United put a lot of bodies up front and Wolves go on goal after a ball in front.
It’s a two-on-one for the house and Cunha makes no mistake, slipping it to Hwang, who fires past Onana to put the result beyond doubt.
90 7 minutes: The Wolves are doing well to keep the ball in the United States’ shot in the box in those final moments.
The house is closing in on a remarkable victory here on Boxing Day.
90 five minutes: Maguire gets ahead of his team in attack, but his header from a cross goes straight into the grateful hands of Sa in the Wolves goal.
90+3 mins: Wolves win a free-kick in their own half and are in no hurry to get things moving. Time running out for United to find a last-gasp equaliser.
A double upgrade a few moments earlier for the team since Dawson and Bellegarde upgrade Semedo and Strand Larsen.
90 minutes: House enthusiasts are right in those final stages, but it is a clumsy version of one of theirs, Doherty, which provides United a free kick well positioned after a fault on garnacho.
A yellow card also for the Republic of Ireland as we enter the first 8 minutes of added time.
86 Minutes: A replacement expected by wolves as they look for this result. Ait-noir leaves room for Rodrigo Gomes.
85 mins: Maguire attacks the cross from the right side but Wolves manage to hack the cross clear.
84 minutes: Great United play on the right wing when a Mazraoui center is diverted to corner.
84 minutes: Great play by United on the right wing when Mazraoui’s cross is deflected for a corner.
82 minutes: In the last ten minutes, United began to put up some more numbers in search of an equalizer.
Garnacho receives a cross shot from the left wing but the shot goes over the crossbar.
79 mins: Superb defending from Maguire who, at full stretch, blocks Hwang’s cross into the box from the right. Strand Larsen was open and waiting to convert beyond him.
There is a pause since Cunha is reduced from the ball and United uses this opportunity to make a double change: Amad and Hojlund left for Garnacho and Zirkzee.
77 minutes: Strand Larsen has the ball at the bottom of the network, however, the Wolves striker is well out of play and the purpose is governed.
74 minutes: a double for the wolves as Doyle and Hwang update Joao Gomes and Giredes.