Manchester United are held to a 1-1 draw by visiting team Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League match 2018/2019 at the Old Trafford Stadium on Saturday (9/22) afternoon local time.
The Red Devils had a 1-0 lead thanks to Fred’s goal in the 18th minute utilizing assists from Paul Pogba. Entering the second half, the visitors equalized the score to 1-1.
Wolherhampton was able to steal a goal early in the second half against Man United. Is the team midfielder, Joao Moutinho, who was able to conquer David de Gea in the 53rd minute.
The ball started from a horizontal cross which came from the right side then received Raul Jimenez. Wolverhampton striker continued the ball towards Moutinho who stood outside the penalty box.
Without escort means, the Portuguese player fired a hard kick that slid into the top right corner of the Red Devils goal. De Gea was unable to reach the direction of the ball and enter.
Entering the 58th minute, Wolverhampton had the chance to turn the score to 2-1 through a counter-attack. However, Helder Costa’s hard kick from outside the penalty box still bounced above De Gea’s crossbar. Man United’s turn almost broke into Wolverhampton’s goal in the 67th minute. Romelu Lukaku’s kick ball from Paul Pogba’s pass was off the mark.
Entering the 72nd minute, it was Marouane Fellaini’s turn to almost score a goal against the visitors. His header after welcoming Luke Shaw’s cross was still able to be denied by goalkeeper Wolverhampton Rui Patricio. Man United were unable to score again until five minutes of second-half injury time. The match ends with a score equal to 1-1.
Manchester Untied manager Jose Mourinho said he was confused about his squad being held by Wolverhampton at home.
“The result is fair enough. They [Wolverhampton] deserve points, we deserve a penalty for just one point.”
“They started better, more aggressive, and more intensely. I don’t know the cause, but they are more motivated [than the Man United players],” Mourinho was quoted as saying by the Mirror.
The Red Devils failed to maintain a positive trend after the previous two games won in the English Premier League. They are now stuck in fifth place with only 10 points or eight points different from Liverpool at the top of the standings.
“I can’t explain the difference in motivations of the players. I have never felt a difference in motivation. We won in three away games. Then we returned home with great enthusiasm.”
“We tried again, then started again badly. I could say, we were exhausted by the Champions League, bad pitch. The players suffered after playing on the synthetic pitch,” Mourinho said.
Previously, Man United won over the home team Young Boys 3-0 in the 2018/2019 Champions League match at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf on Wednesday (19/9) local time. The game is played on synthetic turf.
