Quickly returning to Earth on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United continued their domestic nightmare as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at home against the wolves.
Reuben Amorim’s men may have won a sensational Europa League comeback on Thursday as they booked the final four tickets thanks to a 5-4 victory over Lyon, but United were unable to dramatically replicate a similar level here.
As they were unable to find any kind of clinical edge in the final third, it was Pablo Saravia, a late alternative that proved to be a wolf hero that produced the Portuguese’s intentional 77-minute free kick.
They are now registering just nine points from their previous 10 Premier League appearances as United again broke many unnecessary records this weekend.
However, on the Stark deal, a 1-0 victory for the Wolves means notching five consecutive top flight victories for the first time since 1970.
On the afternoon when Manchester United returned to its worst, we saw the main topics of Old Trafford.
United will return to Earth and crash
They mounted what was an iconic Europa League comeback mid-week as they punched the semi-final spot thanks to a sensational 5-4 victory over Lyon.
But while Amorim may be praising his downbeat team for performing the miracle on Thursday, the Red Devils quickly returned to Earth here.
Only Trafford’s support is listening to frustration in full-time whi again, so the pressure on Amorim’s shoulder appears to be at the boiling point.
It’s still firmly stuck in the lower half of the Premier League table, and of course it’s undergoing a huge amount of scrutiny.
In fact, with the 15th Premier League season loss on Sunday, 1-0, the number of seasons so far exceeded the worst period since 16 losses between 1989 and 90.
The wolf deserves all praise
Manchester United’s latest domestic nightmare may steal lots of headlines on Sunday, but the wolves are deserving all their praise as they continue to have an astonishing purple patch.
Some around the Midlands may have been shocked during the celebrations when Vittle Pereira’s arrival fell, but the old gold embarked on a sensational rise under Portuguese tacticians.
The camp mood was red hot, and just continuing to surge itself from the looming relegation scraps, the wolves received a string of praise from all over the British elite.
Now, Sunday’s guest, who has won his first five consecutive top flight appearances in over 30 years, has broken many records since returning from an international break in March.
Securing back-to-back Premier League victories with Manchester United this season and putting on even more robust performances here, it’s no surprise that Pereira is eager to be tied down to a new contract.
Defensive issues continue to haunt Amorim
Alongside Rasmus Hozilund notching one strike from his previous 28 appearances, Amorim certainly has a major headache in the prominent defensive struggle on his side.
The Red Devils may have finally taken the edge past Lyon on Thursday after a famous night at Old Trafford, but they shipped goal quartets into their home soil and gained an undesirable reputation for their problems.
In fact, the tame 0-0 stalemate against the bitter local Reals Manchester City is just the second clean sheet in any of the last 16 appearances across all competitions.
Similarly, the Red Devils have registered Old Trafford’s only Premier League clean sheet since the beginning of December.
In fact, only the Southampton and Leicester duo have confirmed their opening goals on more occasions this season than ever before.
Match Report
Manchester United: Onana, Mazraoui, Link, Fredricson, Dorgu, Amass, Ugars, Eriksen, Garden, Maino, Hojlund
submarine: Yoro, Mount, Fernandez, Dalol, Martin Obi
Wolves: Bentley, Bueno, Agbado, Female, Fall, Cemed, J. Ward, Andrew, Mount, Song, Standersen
submarine: Jiga, Slavia, R. Gomez, Doherty
the goal: Saravia (77′)
Yellow Card: Manchester United: Dolg, Eriksen Wolves: ait-nouri, Andre, Saravia
Red card: n/a
Judgment: Robert Jones