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Manchester United’s struggles continued as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The loss was exacerbated by captain Bruno Fernandes’ ill-discipline, which earned him a red card.
United started strongly, with Fernandes’ ball skidding across the face of goal, but none of his teammates could capitalize. However, their momentum was halted when Leny Yoro received a yellow card for a challenge on Matheus Cunha.
Fernandes swung in a decent free-kick, but Wolves’ defense cleared the danger. United’s one-touch passing between Kobbie Mainoo, Fernandes, and Noussair Mazraoui was impressive, but they failed to create a clear scoring opportunity.
Wolves’ Gonçalo Guedes sprinted into the box, playing a through ball to Jørgen Strand Larsen, but Andre Onana intercepted the pass. United’s defense looked uncomfortable, and Wolves capitalized on this vulnerability.
Cunha made a breakthrough, beating Fernandes, who was booked for his challenge. Diogo Dalot’s thunderous shot from outside the box forced a full-stretch save from Jose Sa.
As the half progressed, Wolves continued to threaten, with Cunha drilling a cross to Larsen, whose header was tipped around the post by Onana. United’s best scoring opportunity came when Fernandes’ cross found Dalot, whose header was directed to Lisandro Martinez, but the center-back’s header was saved by Sa.
The second half began disastrously for United, as Fernandes made another ill-timed tackle, earning his second yellow card and a red card. This complication made life difficult for United.
Wolves almost scored immediately, but Larsen’s goal was deemed offside. However, they eventually broke the deadlock in the 58th minute, with Cunha scoring directly from a corner.
United’s defending of corners has been a recurring issue, and something needs to be done to rectify this problem. Ruben Amorim made a triple change, bringing on Antony, Casemiro, and Christian Eriksen.
Despite the fresh substitutions, United struggled to create clear scoring opportunities. Casemiro got on the end of a long ball, heading the ball goalward, but Sa made a save.
In the dying embers, Wolves caught United on the break, with Tommy Doyle threading a long ball to Cunha, who passed to Hwang Hee-chan, scoring the second goal.
The match ended 2-0, with Amorim and his players making their way down the tunnel following a humiliating performance. Life at Old Trafford is quickly starting to look dire for the new United manager.
