Wolves vs Manchester United: Match preview, what to expect, key players
Manchester United face Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium this evening.
United are going through a bad patch. They lost to Bournemouth in their last fixture and have suffered defeats in three of their past four league encounters.
The Red Devils have one win from their previous five away games, making it difficult for fans to feel optimistic ahead of this clash.
Wolves got off to a flying start under new manager Vítor Pereira, beating Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium last weekend.
The club’s fans will be buzzing with energy ahead of United’s visit, indicating this could be an interesting encounter.
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Match Preview
This encounter is between two of the league’s least in-form teams. Man United have collected just seven points out of the last six league meetings, one more than Wolves.
Wolves have the third-worst home record, gathering just four points in eight games. United also have a poor record on the road, picking up nine points in eight outings.
However, the Red Devils have a superb record against Wolves. They have won eight of their last 10 meetings with them.
Wolves have some injury concerns ahead of the encounter. Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Yerson Mosquera, Pablo Sarabia and Boubacar Traore are ruled out.
United will be missing Luke Shaw and Mason Mount. Manager Ruben Amorim will be hoping that Matthijs de Ligt recovers from illness in time to participate in this fixture.
What to expect
Wolves are not a possession-oriented side, signalling that United will dominate this clash.
The home side will likely play with a low-block and they will try to attack United in transition. They have scored six goals from counter-attacks this season, the third-best in the league.
Wolves will be aware that the Red Devils are vulnerable in transition.Only four teams have conceded more goals from counter-attacks than them.
Man United have struggled to create chances at times this term. They rank 10th for most expected goals in the league. They could find it difficult to create goal-scoring opportunities in this game.
Key Players
Wolves
Mateus Cunha: He has been Wolves’ best player this season. The Brazilian has bagged nine goals and three assists in 17 games. He has also created 10 big chances this season, the fifth-best in the division.
Goncalo Guedes: The Portuguese scored the opening goal against Leicester City last weekend. He has six goal involvements in the league this season.
Man United
Amad Diallo: The Ivorian has been United’s most consistent player this season. He has eight goal contributions in the league to cement his place as one of club’s best players.
Bruno Fernandes: The Portuguese creativity will be needed to break down Wolves who are likely to play with a low block. No United player has created more big chances than him this season.
Stats from sofascore.com
Article written by Henry Thornton .