Man United traveled to Molinex Stadium at dawn on December 27 (Vietnam time) on Boxing Day. Before this round, Wolves were in the "red light" group and desperately needed a win to escape danger.
With great determination, the home team took the initiative and caused many difficulties for Man United. The away team created very few chances, notably only Lisandro Martinez's header in the 34th minute. The first half was boring when neither side had enough creativity to break the deadlock.
After the break, when the match had just resumed a few minutes, Bruno Fernandes received a second yellow card after fouling Nelson Semedo. Earlier, in the first half, he was shown a warning card for fouling Matheus Cunha. This is the third red card for the Portuguese midfielder this season, after the matches against Tottenham (Premier League, September 29) and Porto (Europa League, October 3).
Wolves took advantage of the man advantage when Jorgen Strand Larsen headed the ball into Onana's net in the 49th minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside. Man United also could not hold out for long when playing with one less man. In the 58th minute, Matheus Cunha finished with his right foot from a tight angle to open the scoring for the "Wolves".
Coach Ruben Amorim reluctantly had to adjust his personnel for the rest of the second half. At the end of the match, Man United players recklessly attacked to put pressure and were counterattacked by their opponents.
In the 9th minute of injury time, Hwang Hee-Chan easily defeated Onana in a face-to-face encounter to seal a 2-0 victory for Wolves. Vitor Pereira's team moved up to 17th place, temporarily safe from the relegation zone.
On the contrary, this defeat caused the Red Devils to fall to 14th place, and marked their third consecutive loss in all competitions.
