The last time Wolves vs Manchester United, Anthony Elanga brought the house down with a stunner. Amidst the celebration of a certain Portuguese player coming home, we will be analyzing the match. Wolves vs Manchester United is the third match following their 1-1 draw over Southampton on Matchday 2.
Match Info:
Teams: Southhampton and Manchester United
Date: Saturday 22nd August
KO time: 2:00 pm (BST)
Competition: Premier League
Venue: St Mary’s Stadium
Managers: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralph Hasenhüttl
Referee: Craig Pawson
Spotlight: Manchester United need inspiratiom
The Red Devils look to bounce back from last week’s subpar draw with Southampton. Earlier last season, United fans had plenty to celebrate when playing against Wolves. In the first meeting, Marcus Rashford scored a late 93rd minute winner. In the second meeting against the Wolves at Old Trafford, United won off of goals from Elanga and Mata. With key inspiration Mason Greenwood, and Paul Pogba last time out, United look to continue their impressive away streak. One more result without defeat would beat the 27 unbeaten away record set by the Invincibles.
Recent News:
Prior to the match against Leeds, Raphael Varane recieved an introduction as a Manchester United player. Throughout the week he and new signing Jadon Sancho have trained with the team. Varane did not participate in the midweek friendly against Burnley. In addition, Sancho may come off the bench in the second half again. With Cavani returning to training early this week, Solskjaer needs to figure out who he wishes to play at striker between Greenwood and Anthony Martial.
Expect Fernandes and Pogba to both feature in the team. Likewise, the other midfield options become less clear as fans may want to see Solskjaer move away from McFred. This may see Nemanja Matic and/or Donny van de Beek feature in the starting lineup.
In addition, David De Gea is expected to start in goal as Dean Henderson is still out. However, the backline should also remain the same as Solskjaer is expected to stick with the one from last week.
Team News:
After last week’s subpar draw, fans want Sancho or Varane to start this match. Because of how new both were, Solskjaer wanted to ease them into the league matches. After an impressive week of training, fans may finally see them start. In addition to these cases, do not expect to see McTominary for awhile, as he just got groin surgery. This could be the lifeline Donny van de Beek needs to make it into starting 11.
Predicted Line ups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; van de Beek, Fred; Pogba, Fernandes, Sancho; Greenwood
Wolves Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Sa; Coady, Saiss, Kilman, Marcal; Neves, Semedo, Moutinho, Jimenez; Trincao, Traore.
Predicted Score: 1-2 to United
