Manchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton: A Happy New Year Of Course — Sports Today
Manchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton: happy new year of course
Manchester United started their year in the worst possible way, with a defeat at Old Trafford, no goals scored, and above all nothing positive to take away from this meeting. Manchester United: De Gea, Shaw, Jones, Varane, Wan-Bissaka Elanga, Matic, McTominay, Sancho Rashford, Greenwood Fernandes, Cavani, Ronaldo.
Wolverhampton: Sá, Kilman, Coady, Saïss, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marçal, Trincão Traore, Jiménez Silva, Podence Dendoncker. It is obviously unrealistic to think that going from to would have solved all the faults of Manchester United, but it comes to a point where we are a bit lacking in ideas actually.
Wolverhampton dominated the first half at Old Trafford in almost all areas of the game: possession, chances, shots on target, successful passes … the score remains blank at the break is not ultimately such a bad result in view of the game. Nothing very positive to report for United, deprived of the creator with Bruno Fernandes and Donny van de Beek on the bench, and who seemed to row for minutes to get the slightest opportunity.
Apart from a very restless Greenwood, the attacking line was a huge disappointment, while the two midfielders McTominay and Matic took to the water. Satisfaction, we must finally seek it at the level of central defense, within particular a very clean Phil Jones for his return.
Opposite, Wolverhampton, without complex, could have hit the mark on several occasions. Two strikes almost in quick succession from Podence and Neves, each time from a distance, did not surprise a vigilant de Gea. Podence is still in action before the half-hour mark at a difficult angle, shortly after a powerful strike from Semedo well repelled by our keeper.
In the game, in the intentions, the Wolves are hungrier, are fairer, and deserve to lead. This is where we can be happy to play a formation that has scored only once in its last six league games. The second half wouldn’t be any happier, unfortunately.
The visitors put the locals in great difficulty, and the yellow cards began to fall. McTominay and Shaw are guilty of serious fouls, which will see them both be suspended for United’s next game on the domestic stage. The entry of Bruno Fernandes at the hour mark seems to coincide with a regain of form.
However, it is a pity that it is done to the detriment of a Mason Greenwood who would have deserved to stay on the lawn, where Cavani, Ronaldo, or Sancho are not worried. Fernandes is also the one who passes closest to finding the fault, when Matic, launched on the left side, finds him at the penalty spot with a perfectly adjusted back pass. Unfortunately, the Portuguese smashed the bar.
The half-chances of Ronaldo and McTominay are just the shrub that hides the forest. Wolverhampton does not give up and logically takes advantage. A first alert is inconsequential, with a free-kick conceded at the edge of the surface which is propelled over the bar by Saïss. But the next one is the right one.
Newcomer Traoré crashed to the right, his cross was pushed back into the box, and Joao Moutinho had plenty of time to adjust his shot from sixteen meters, which skimmed de Gea’s post. The entries of Rashford and Elanga are far too late and harmless, the English player, in particular, making an introduction unworthy of his talent.
A last free-kick struck by Bruno Fernandes found José Sa on his way +. The second shot on target, only, of our match. On Monday night, Manchester United got the only result we deserved: a loss. It was already not pretty against Norwich and Burnley, the difference this time around is that the penalty has fallen.
There is still a lot of work ahead. A small break to come in our Premier League schedule is subject to the rescheduling of games canceled due to COVID. United will play again in January: against Aston Villa, but it will be for the third round of the FA Cup. Find the full schedule here.
Premier League (J21): Manchester United fall to Wolverhampton
Struggling on Old Trafford’s lawn against Wolverhampton, Manchester United lost on Monday night -. At the same time, the Red Devils missed the opportunity to move closer to the Premier League top four. Manchester United ended the year with a relatively convincing success against Burnley -.
Red Devils coach Ralf Rangnick praised the performance that night. “I would say offensively, yes, it’s the best performance since I joined.” This Monday, faced with stronger opposition, Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s partners struggled for too long minutes, before gradually improving in the game.
During a first period to the advantage of Wolverhampton% of possession, shots, the premises were able to count on a David de Gea once again decisive in front of Ruben Neves nd, or even Nelson Semedo nd. With a goalless draw at the break, Rangnick made a late attempt to give his team some momentum, with the claimant Bruno Fernandes coming into play replacing Mason Greenwood in ninth place.
More offensive, Manchester United gave themselves a few chances, with greater intensity in their play. However, the incoming saw his shot from inside the right foot hit the bar before Ronaldo scored a disallowed goal for out. -th game. Carried forward in a meeting which became more rhythmic over time, United almost broke for the first time: on a free kick from Romain Saïss, the ball ended up on the crossbar of David De Gea.
On the other hand, the Red Devils goalkeeper could not do anything on João Moutinho’s shot: taking advantage of a full-axis recovery from Phil Jones, the midfielder controlled the ball at the entrance to the penalty area before sending it to the bottom of the nd nets.
Defeated in front of their home crowd, United started in the worst possible way with this setback, the first under Rangnick. Rather playful, the formation of Wolverhampton integrates it the top eight of the Premier League, three points from its victim of the evening.
Originally published at https://todaytrendonline.com on January 5, 2022.
