Wolverhampton vs Manchester United: The 'wolves' discomfort
(Baonghean.vn) - After an impressive start with a 4-0 victory over Chelsea in round 1, Man Utd traveled to Molineux Stadium to meet Wolves in round 2 of the Premier League. In this match, coach Solskjaer and his team are aiming for a victory.
Entering the match with high confidence, both teams entered the match with great enthusiasm. In the first 10 minutes of the match, Man Utd was the team with better ball control, but then Wolves gradually regained control of the game and blocked Man Utd's attacks well. The match took place in a stalemate. However, the balance of the match was broken in the 27th minute, when Rashford's sensitive pass, Martial decisively finished with his left foot into the Wolves net, opening the score for Man Utd.
With the goal to take the lead, Man Utd confidently deployed an attacking style of play, but could not penetrate the net of goalkeeper Patricio again, because the Wolves' defense played extremely solidly. Statistics show that in the first half, Man Utd players controlled the ball up to 70%, ending the first half.
Man Utd temporarily leads Wolves with a score of 1-0.
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| Paul Pogba missed the chance to bring 3 points for MU when he missed the penalty kick from the 11m mark. Getty photo |
In the 56th minute of the match, Ruben Neves' brilliance equalized the score for Wolves with a skillful curling shot from outside the penalty area.
Having dominated the game, but being equalized, Coach Solskjaer urged his students to increase the attack tempo to find a goal, breaking the balance. And the real opportunity came to Man Utd in the 66th minute of the match when Pogba was fouled in the penalty area and Man Utd was awarded a penalty.
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| Martial opened the score of the match for MU Photo: Getty |
In the following minutes, in order to increase the attacking front, Norwegian strategist Solskjaer made adjustments in the attack, when Mata, Greenwood and Perreira were put on the field. However, facing the solid play of the home team, Man Utd could not penetrate the defense with the solid play of Wolves.
At the end of 90 minutes on Wolves' field, Man Utd had to accept an undesirable result. Because they were the superior team in terms of ball possession, playing style, creating situations, even on the 11m mark, Man Utd had to accept a draw in this match.
With 1 point from this match, Man Utd is temporarily in 4th place on the rankings. As for the home team Wolve, after 2 draws, they are temporarily in 13th place on the rankings.
Goal:Wolves: Ruben Neves (55');
MU: Martial (27')
Starting lineup:
Wolves: Rui Patricio; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Jota.
MU: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelöf, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba; James, Lingard, Rashford; Martial.
