Man United traveled to Molinex Stadium in the early morning of December 27 (Vietnam time) during the Boxing Day holiday. Before this round, Wolves were in the "red light" group and were in dire need of a victory to escape.
With great determination, the home team took the initiative and caused many difficulties for Man United. The visitors created very few chances, notably only Lisandro Martinez headed the ball 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 returned for a few minutes, Bruno Fernandes received a second yellow card after a foul on Nelson Semedo. He was given a warning card for a foul on Matheus Cunha in the first half. This was the Portuguese midfielder's third red card this season, after the matches against Tottenham (Premier League, September 29) and Porto (Europa League, October 3).
Wolves took advantage of the advantage when Jorgen Strand Larsen headed the ball into Onana's net in the 49th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Man United also could not last long when playing with one less player. In the 58th minute, Matheus Cunha finished with his right foot from a tight angle to open the score for the "Wolves".
Coach Ruben Amorim reluctantly had to adjust personnel for the rest of the second half. At the end of the match, Man United players recklessly attacked to put pressure and receive counter-attacks from the opponent.
In the 9th minute of injury time, Hwang Hee- Chan easily defeated Onana in a one-on-one to seal a 2-0 victory for Wolves. Vitor Pereira's team has risen to 17th place, temporarily safe from relegation.
In contrast, this defeat caused the Red Devils to fall to 14th place, marking the third consecutive loss in all competitions.
