Manchester United suffered a third successive defeat as relegation-threatened Wolves climbed out of the bottom 3 of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Ruben Amorim’s side.
Looking to bounce back after their humbling defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend, United were frustrated in fogy conditions by a Wolves side playing with renewed confidence under new boss Vitor Perira.
The situation changed slightly two minutes after the start of the second generation when Bruno Fernandes earned his third red card of the season after a second yellow card for a foul on Nelson Semedo.
The local team took advantage of the attacker Mattheus Cunha scored directly in a corner.
And as the visitors poured forward looking for an equaliser in the closing stages, Hwang Hee-Chan score on the break to secure the points for Wolves/
Relive the entire Molineux Stadium below. . .
But that will do for today. A wonderful victory for the Wolves, another afternoon for the Amorim team.
You can pay attention to Metro for all the benefits of this game and the rest of Christmas Day, but until next Timearray. . . Good night!
The Christmas guilt program continues for either side. United face a tough home check opposite Newcastle in form on Monday, while Wolves pass Tottenham the day before.
“Of course, when you lose, when you don’t win, it’s a step back. It was tough with the expulsion. The objective was similar to that of Tottenham.
‘Then, we tried. Even with one less guy we tried to and I think we were near something but then Wolves scored the second one. Then, in the end, we tried everything and the transition was 2-0. For us, let’s continue.
The first purpose is a failure: “I think he can’t get to the ball. He tries to succeed on the ball and some guys don’t even look at the ball, but I don’t need to focus on it. I think the smart thing is that we were close to the purpose, even ten.
“I feel very satisfied. Vítor came here with a lot of power and we feel it. We come together, we suffer together, we score together. It’s a lot, in the stadium you can see how satisfied they are.
On the impact of the new manager: ‘He came here with a lot of energy. He said that he dreamed of coming to the Premier League and we saw this, we can see this energy. We can come with these kind of things.’
On his goal from the corner: ‘I was shooting, we train to shoot! The second one I had this luck and scored the goal!’
United’s new boss becomes the first manager to lose as many as five of his first 10 games in charge of the club in all competitions since Walter Crickmer in January 1932 (6/10).
That makes 3 losses of 3 for Amorim’s United.
Five losses in their last seven.
Many paintings to do.
No more heartbreak for United, but a massive result for the wolves in front of the fans at home.
And that will seal it!
United committed so many bodies ahead and the wolves scored on purpose after a ball ahead.
It was a record two outs for the home team and Cunha made no mistake, sliding it to Hwang, who fired in front of Onana to leave the result beyond doubt.
90+7 minutes: The Wolves do well to keep the ball in the United States’ court in those final moments.
The home team is coming to a notable victory here on Boxing Day.
90 Five minutes: Maguire is sent ahead for the attack of his team, but his header from a cross is directly in the grateful hands of SA in the Gol de los Lobos.
90 3 minutes: The Wolves win a loose kick on their own and are in no hurry to make things happen. Time is running out for United to a last-minute equalizer.
A double change moments earlier for the home side as Dawson and Bellegarde come on for Semedo and Strand Larsen.
90 mins: The home fans are getting right behind their side in these closing stages but it’s a clumsy tackle from one of their own, Doherty, as he gifts United a free-kick in a good position after a foul on Garnacho.
Yellow card also for the Republic of Ireland when starting the first of the 8 minutes of extension.
86 minutes: a late relief for the wolves who are looking for this result. Ait-Nouir makes room for Rodrigo Gomes.
85 minutes: Maguire attacks the center from the right side, but the Wolves manage to cut the transparent center.
84 minutes: Great play by United down the right flank when Mazraoui’s cross is deflected for a corner.
84 minutes: Great play by United down the right flank when Mazraoui’s cross is deflected for a corner.
82 minutes: in the best ten minutes and United start to dedicate a few more numbers in search of an equalizer.
Garnacho is shot from a cross from the appearance of the left, but the effort is going through the bar.
79 minutes: Excellent defence by Maguire who, at full speed, blocks Hwang’s cross in the box from the right. Estrand Larsen opens and hopes to become beyond him.
There’s a brief pause as Cunha goes down off the ball and United use that opportunity to make a double change: Amad and Hojlund come off for Garnacho and Zirkzee.
77 minutes: Strand Larsen has the ball in the back of the net, but the Wolves striker is offside and the goal is disallowed.
74 mins: A double change for Wolves as Doyle and Hwang come on for Joao Gomes and Guedes.