Anything happens at the Molineux Stadium, but in the end Ten Hag’s men come out on top in full injury time
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Manchester United of this period is like the box of chocolates made famous by Forrest Gump: you never know what to expect. Wolverhampton’s 4-3 is the perfect example: in the first half the Red Devils play the best game of their season and build a two-goal lead, then in the second half they leave room for the hosts, react to Sanabria’s 2-1 but in 10′ they conceded the score 3-3, before being saved in the 97th minute by 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo, with his first career goal in the Premier League. Ten Hag has a lot to process but for now they are enjoying the victory, which is worth 7th place at 35 points, one less than West Ham who drew 1-1 at home with Bournemouth in the other match of the evening and who on Sunday he will be a guest at Old Trafford.
the keys
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Mainoo is the best news for Ten Hag. The youngest in the team plays another veteran game, and after the first goal on Sunday the Red Devils in the FA Cup find a very heavy goal. The one that confirms that the coach can entrust him with the keys to the midfield, given that Casemiro once again played a match well below his reputation, with the blemish of the naive penalty foul on Neto which started the Wolverhampton’s comeback and caused United’s certainties to collapse. The Red Devils in the first half were a fantastic team, the one that the manager has been trying to show all season, with Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund great protagonists. It took the England international 5 minutes to make amends for last week’s tequila-based stunt, he scored for the third consecutive league match and seemed unplayable for long stretches. Like the former Atalanta Dane, who provided the assist for the 1-0 and scored the second goal, appearing for a long time to be Ten Hag’s ideal centre-forward, the one who knows how to score and make the team play. In the second half Wolverhampton showed why they had scored 10 points in the 4 previous games (against 4 for United), but they were distracted right at the most important moment, conceding the match goal two minutes after having achieved the sensational 3-3 with Neto, between the best.
the match
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Goals from Rashford (5′) and Højlund (22′) send United to the break with a 2-0 lead that is tight, but the best version of the Red Devils remains in the locker room. The result is a timid team, closed in defence, which leaves room for Wolverhampton. Sanabria in the 71st minute on a penalty (foul by Casemiro on Neto) tries to start the comeback, but McTominay, who has just come on for the former Real Brazilian, seems to immediately shut it down in the 75th minute. Wolverhampton didn’t give up: Kilman reignited Molineux in the 85th minute, picking up a loose ball in the area, Neto exploded it in the 95th minute, ending a sensational counterattack. It seems over, but Mainoo draws a talented player who gives the incredible 4-3 to United.
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