Manchester United 0, Wolves 1 (Player Ratings)
Manchester United fell to a 15th Premier League defeat of the season as Pablo Sarabia’s late 22 yard free kick proved to be the difference between Wolves – who have now won 5 Premier League games in a row for the first time – and the Reds who slipped to 14th.
PLAYER RATINGS – Manchester United 0, Wolves 1
Andre Onana: 6. Collected a cutback by Jorgen Strand Larsen but could do little with the free kick.
Tyler Fredricson: 7. Encouraging debut.
Victor Lindelof: 6. Veteran helped Tyler Fredricson out.
Harry Amass: 7. In his natural wide left role, did well and showed some of his skill and defended well.
Noussair Mazraoui: 6. Started as a centre back.
Christian Eriksen: 7. Some dangerous set pieces including a corner and a free kick which needed Dan Bentley to save. Late ball into the box deserved a better finish from Mason Mount.
Manuel Ugarte: 6. Looked tired at times.
Patrick Dorgu: 7. Unfamiliar right sided role but his crosses from the right didn’t have a queue of people waiting to convert.
Kobbie Mainoo: 6. Tried to win a penalty with a dubious looking fall in the box. Went for goal with long range effort from win
Alejandro Garnacho: 6. Not enough end product but will feel he should have had one assist when he laid the ball on a plate for Rasmus Hojlund.
Rasmus Hojlund: 5. Slow again to react to a loose ball allowing Dan Bentley to race off his line to clear. Took a heavy knock in the first half, and in the second half went clear but was robbed of the ball before he could shoot. Could not reach a tantalising ball across the six yard box.
Mason Mount (on for Kobbie Mainoo, 59): 6. Blazed over late in the game.
Bruno Fernandes (on for Manuel Ugarte, 59): 6. Could not influence United from deeper role and an injury time free kick skied underlined his distribution which was poor.
Diogo Dalot (on for Patrick Dorgu, 59): 6. Exhausted performance.
Chido Obi (on for Rasmus Hojlund, 70): 6. Added his physical presence to the United frontline.
Leny Yoro (on for Victor Lindelof, 78): No time to mark.
GOALS – Manchester United 0, Wolves 1
Man Utd 0, Wolves 1: 77. Substitute Pablo Sarabia’s first involvement after coming on was to arrow a free kick from 22 yards into the top right corner after Christian Eriksen fouled Matheus Cunha.
MATCH STATS – Manchester United 0, Wolves 1
Man Utd: Onana, Fredricson, Lindelof (C) (Yoro 78), Amass, Mazraoui, Eriksen, Ugarte (Fernandes 59), Dorgu (Dalot 59), Mainoo (Mount 59), Garnacho, Hojlund
Man Utd Subs not used: Heaton, Maguire, Casemiro, Evans, Obi
Bookings: Dorgu 56 (foul on Matheus Cunha)
Wolves: Bentley, Bueno, Agbadou, Toti, Semedo (C) (Gomes 74), Andre, Gomes, Ait-Nouri (Doherty 82), Munetsi, Cunha (Djiga 90+4), Strand Larsen (Sarabia 74)
Wolves Subs not used: Traore, Doyle, Forbs, Mane
Bookings: Andre 29 (foul on Manuel Ugarte); Ait-Nouri 48 (foul on Patrick Dorgu); Eriksen 76 (foul on Matheus Cunha)
Goal: Sarabia 77
Referee: Robert Jones
Attendance: 73819