The results of Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2023-2024 Premier League are already known. Playing at the Old Trafford Stadium on Monday (14/8/2023), Manchester United won 1-0 over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The single winning goal for Manchester United was scored by Raphael Varane in the 76th minute. The goal came from Bruno Fernandes’ through ball which was aimed at Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Receiving feedback from Bruno Fernandes, Wan-Bissaka immediately crossed for Raphael Varane who was in the Wolverhampton Wanderers penalty box. Without mercy, Raphael Varane fired a header to tear Wolverhampton Wanderers’ goal and made Manchester United end the game with a 1-0 win.
In this match, Manchester United came down with the best formation, namely 4-2-3-1. Since Rasmus Hojlund was still injured, the spearhead position was given to Marcus Rashford.
Piling up players in midfield made Manchester United superior in possession. Unfortunately, that advantage did not continue to create opportunities.
Throughout the match, Manchester United only released two shots on target. This is different from Wolverhampton Wanderers who made five shots on target.
Luckily for Manchester United, the goalkeeper Andre Onana performed brilliantly in this match by saving the Red Devils – the nickname of Manchester United – from bad results.
Ten Hag admitted that the three points had to be achieved through hard work. He sees United giving too much freedom to Wolves. Fortunately, the opponent is less clinical in finishing opportunities. This needs to be addressed on the training ground.
“We gave (Wolves) too much freedom. That’s not good. But you have to go into the season and we’re going to fix that fact. When you see latitude, then you give them a chance to fight back and then you have to follow (them),” said ten Hag, quoted from Man United’s official website, Wednesday (16/8/2023).
“But I think we matched the run and we coped. Clean sheet, that tells (you) everything, and we have, again, been here at Old Trafford and we have had clean sheets, which is good. Now we have to do better in possession. ball,” continued the man from the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, Wolves, who appeared top-notch, managed to release 23 shots, with six of them on target. Ten Hag admitted that Gary O’Neil’s team played very strongly in that match.
“They were very relaxed today with the ball. I thought Wolves played very well,” said ten Hag.
“You know, when you look at their performances in the spring and when you look at their performances during pre-season, when you follow them, they are a good team.”
Thanks to this result, Manchester United sits in seventh place in the 2023-2024 Premier League standings with three points. Furthermore, Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur headquarters on Saturday, 19 August 2023.
