Manchester United 0-1 Wolves: What Were The Main Talking Points As Ruben Amorim’s Men Come Immediately Crashing Back Down To Earth?

Crashing back down to earth immediately on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United continued on their domestic nightmare as they fell to a 1-0 loss at home against Wolves.

While Ruben Amorim’s men might have mounted a sensational Europa League comeback on Thursday as they booked their final four ticket thanks to a 5-4 victory against Lyon, United drastically failed to replicate a similar level here.

Failing to find any kind of clinical edge in the final third, it was second-half substitute Pablo Sarabia who proved to be Wolves’ hero as they Portuguese intentional produced a brilliant 77th-minute free-kick.

With United once again breaking plenty of unwanted records this weekend, they have now registered just nine points from their previous 10 Premier League appearances.

However, in stark contract, Wolves’ 1-0 victory means that they have now notched five consecutive top-flight victories for the first time since 1970.

On an afternoon when Manchester United slumped back to their worst, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Old Trafford.

United come crashing back down to earth

Mounting what was an iconic Europa League comeback in midweek as they punched their semi-final spot thanks to a sensational 5-4 win against Lyon, Manchester United were desperate to drag that momentum over to Sunday afternoon.

However, while Amorim might have heaped praise on his downbeat squad falling their miracles European turnaround on Thursday, the Red Devils came immediately crashing back down to earth here.

With the Only Trafford support once again making their frustrations heard at the full-time whistle, it appears that the pressure on Amorim’s shoulders remains at a boiling point.

Still firmly stuck in the bottom-half of the Premier League table and rightfully coming under a huge amount of scrutiny, Sunday’s hosts will be bracing themselves for another public backlash over the coming days.

In fact, with Sunday’s 1-0 loss their 15th Premier League defeat of the season so far, more than last term and their worst since 1989-90, when they lost on 16 occasions.

Wolves deserve all of the plaudits

While Manchester United’s latest domestic nightmare might steal plenty of Sunday’s headlines, Wolves deserve all of the plaudits as they continued on a remarkable purple patch.

Although some around the Midlands might have been shocked over the festive period falling Vitor Pereira’s arrival, the Old Gold have embarked on a sensational rise under the Portuguese tactician.

With the mood in their camp at a red-hot high and only continuing to skyrocket themselves away from a looming relegation scrap, Wolves have rightfully received a string of praise from across England’s elite.

Now winning five consecutive top-flight appearances for the first time in over half a decade, Sunday’s guests have shattered plenty of records since returning from March’s international break.

Securing back-to-back Premier League victories against Manchester United this season and putting in yet another rugged performance here, it is no surprise that Wolves are keen on getting Pereira tied down to a new deal.

Defensive issues continue to haunt Amorim

Alongside Rasmus Hojlund notching just a single strike from any of his previous 28 appearances, Amorim will certainly have a major headache over his side’s glaring defensive struggles.

While the Red Devils might have eventually edged past Lyon on Thursday following a famous night at Old Trafford, they did ship a quartet of goals on home soil and they have gained an unwanted reputation for their issues at the back.

In fact, the tame 0-0 stalemate against bitter local rials Manchester City is only the second clean sheet from any of their last 16 appearances across all competitions – a run that stems back to January 30th.

Likewise, the Red Devils have registered just a sole Premier League clean sheet at Old Trafford since the start of December.

In fact, only relegated duo of Southampton and Leicester have conceded the opening goal on more occasions so far this season.

Match Report

Manchester United: Onana, Mazraoui, Lindelof, Fredricson, Dorgu, Amass, Ugarte, Eriksen, Garnacho, Mainoo, Hojlund

Subs: Yoro, Mount, Fernandes, Dalor, Obi-Martin

Wolves: Bentley, Bueno, Agbadou, Gomes, Ait-Nouri, Semedo, J. Gomes, Andre, Munetsi, Cunha, Strand Larsen

Subs: Djiga, Srabia, R. Gomes, Doherty

Goals: Sarabia (77’)

Yellow Cards: Manchester United: Dorgu, Eriksen – Wolves: Ait-Nouri, Andre, Sarabia

Red Cards: N/A

Referee: Robert Jones