Manchester United recorded one of their most serious victories since the start of the Premier League season. The "Red Devils" won 4-1 over the bottom team in the standings Wolverhampton when they visited "Molineux" in the 15th round of the Premier League and thus regained their confidence after the unconvincing results recently, reported sportal.bg.
Bruno Fernandes was once again the driving force in the visitors' team, scoring two of the goals in the 25th and 81st minutes from the penalty spot, and also assisted Mason Mount's goal in the 63rd minute. The fourth goal was scored by Brian Mbemo in the 51st minute. For the hosts, Jean-Ricne Belgaard was accurate in the 45th minute.
The hosts of "Molineux" came out with Jon Arias and Jorgen Strand Larsen in attack. Ladislav Krejci, Andre and Jean-Ricne Belgaard were the trio in midfield, while David Wolfe and Ki-Jana Hoover operated on both wings.
The guests, on the other hand, relied on Matheus Cunha, Brian Mbemo and Mason Mount in forward positions. In midfield, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes partnered, while Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot operated on both wings.
The first opportunity of the match was for the guests. In the 8th minute, Diogo Dalló received a magnificent pass from Bruno Fernandes on the left wing, advanced and shot, but his shot was saved by Sam Johnston.
A minute later, the home goalkeeper had to intervene decisively for the second time, this time after a volley from Brian Mbemo.
In the 25th minute, the "Red Devils" took the lead with a rather curious goal. Casemiro took advantage of a mistake by Andre to take the ball away and send it to Mateus Cunha. The Brazilian made a rather poor pass to Bruno Fernandes, who slipped, but managed to control the ball and fell to shoot at the goal, somehow managing to slip it under the goalkeeper's dive and roll it behind the goal line.
In the 29th minute, the guests miraculously could not double. First, Brian Mbemo was face to face with the goalkeeper, but he couldn't get past him, but the ball went to Matheus Cunha, who also shot, but a defender cleared it in front of the goal line, and finally Amad Diallo tried a shot, but it was wide of the target.
In the 36th minute, after a perfect cross from a corner, Matheus Cunha shot with his head, but it was inches above the goal.
A minute later, Amad Diallo shot hard, the ball ricocheted off a defender and flew towards the goal, but this time the hosts were lucky and it went wide.
One of the few chances for the "wolves" was in the 41st minute, when Belgard shot from distance, but quite inaccurately.
In the added time of the first half, Wolverhampton equalized. Ki-Yana Hoover crossed from the right and found David Wolfe in the penalty area, he passed it back to Jean-Ricne Belgard, who intercepted the ball into the goal for 1:1.
The second half started with an opportunity for United. Matheus Cunha received it on the edge of the penalty area, but shot quite inaccurately.
The Brazilian had another chance a minute later, but after a ricochet off a defender, his shot went wide again.
The pressure from the visitors paid off and in the 52nd minute they regained the lead. After a quick counterattack, Diogo Dalot got behind the defense at speed, then brought Brian Mbemo to an empty net, and the Cameroonian made no mistake for 1:2.
Another good attack for the "Red Devils" came in the 62nd minute, when Amad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes exchanged passes and the Portuguese shot, but his shot was blocked by a defender.
In the 63rd minute, Man United still scored a third goal. Bruno Fernandes, with a wonderful pass, found Mason Mount, who had joined from behind, who volleyed into the opponent's goal for 1:3.
In the 67th minute, Matheus Cunha could have scored after a diving header from close range, but Sam Johnston made an excellent save.
In the 71st minute, the hosts also looked at Senne Lamens' goal, and Agbadou shot with a header, but without particularly troubling the Belgian goalkeeper.
However, the guests were close to the goal again in the 77th minute after a shot by Bruno Fernandes from a foul, with the ball going inches over the crossbar.
In the 80th minute, Yerson Mosquera stopped the ball with his hand in the penalty area and after the VAR intervention, the referee pointed to the white spot. Bruno Fernandes took the penalty and was flawless - 1:4.
In added time, Fer Lopez had a chance to make the loss of the "wolves" a little more honorable, but his shot went inches from the goal.
Thus, Manchester United congratulated themselves on the success and with an asset of 25 points came in 6th place in the provisional standings. At the same time, the suffering for Wolverhampton continues, as the team suffered its eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions and remains at the bottom of the table with only 2 points won.