18:23
Incidentally, United won the first round match on Matchday 3 in Wolverhampton 1-0. That meant the third win in a row against the Wolves. Their last partial success comes from February 2020 – a 0-0 at Old Trafford. The Wanderers’ last win at the Theater of Dreams, however, was almost 22 years ago. In 1980 the guests won 1-0 here. Since then, they have only scored three points in ten league guest appearances in Manchester and have also lost three cup games at the Red Devils. The Wolves were only able to win at home during this period – most recently in April 2019 with 2: 1.
18:14
Incidentally, United are also two games behind. The current four points behind the Champions League places can still be fine-tuned. Since Ralf Rangnick has been in charge of the Red Devils, the five games have been unbeaten. Together with the three games under the direction of interim coach Michael Carrick, we have eight encounters without defeat. The last bankruptcy was in mid-November under the old coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær – a 1: 4 at Watford. In the last home game before that, they conceded a 0-2 at home against city rivals City. Since then, there have been three home wins in a row in the Premier League – most recently in a 3-1 win against Burnley. There was also a 1-1 draw against Young Boys Bern in the premier class, which was enough to win the group. The draw gave Manchester Atlético Madrid as opponents for the round of 16.
18:04
From a tabular point of view, we experience the clash of the seventh and the ninth. There are six points between the two teams. When looking at the ranking, it is immediately apparent that games with Wolverhamptons participation have the fewest goals. The Wanderers also have the second weakest attack (13 goals this season) and the second best defense in the league (14 goals conceded). In principle, the team does not allow the opponent to concede more than two goals. In addition, the Wolves can be said to have a certain degree of away strength. In a foreign country you got three points more than at home. Four days before the 0-0 win at home against Champions League winners Chelsea on 4th Advent, Wolverhampton celebrated their last away win in Brighton (1-0). Directly before that, however, the Citizens in Manchester lost out 1-0.
17:51
Compared to the last competitive game on the penultimate day of last year, Ralf Rangnick has to make two changes on the side of the home side. Instead of Eric Bailly (muscular problem) and Harry Maguire (injured), Phil Jones and Raphaël Varane slip into Manchester’s starting XI. The Wolves had a longer break due to two game cancellations. After these two weeks without play, Bruno Lage changed his starting line-up to two positions. Ki-Jana Hoever and Leander Dendoncker will take their seats on the bench today. But Nélson Semedo and Trincão play from the start.
17:35
Welcome to English football on Monday night! In the Premier League, the game between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers starts at 6:30 p.m. on the 21st match day.
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