After a completely botched Premier League season that saw Manchester United finish 15th in the table, the Red Devils largely escaped much ridicule this season. However, on the Tuesday evening before New Year’s Eve, the 20-time English champions suffered an embarrassing embarrassment.
Against the historically weak Wolverhampton Wanderers, United couldn’t get beyond a 1-1 (1-1) draw. Joshua Zirkzee gave Manchester the lead in the 27th minute, but Ladislav Krejci equalized in stoppage time in the first half. The Czech was the first Wolves player to score twice this year.
“We struggled throughout the game,” United coach Rúben Amorim said Sky Sports. “Over the 90 minutes, we had our chances, but there was a lack of flow on offense.”
The draw against United gave Wolverhampton only their third point of the current Premier League season. However, with a goal difference of 11:40, the bottom of the table is still lagging behind and is 15 points behind the safe bank after 19 match days.
Before the game on Tuesday evening, the Wolves were the first team in 123 years to remain winless after 18 matchdays.
United narrowly escape embarrassing defeat
In the second half, however, the guests played bravely and posed problems for United in a balanced game. Even defeat seemed to be within the realm of possibility for a long time. Yerson Mosquera made it 2-1 for Wolves from close range (64′).
Die BBC For this reason, wrote in the final phase of the game: “The way it went, the Wolves will be just as disappointed about the one point as Manchester United. The guests had their chances.”
United’s Lucky Punch doesn’t count
Shortly before the final whistle, Patrick Dorgu celebrated again about what was supposed to be the winning goal for United. However, a VAR check found an offside position, which sealed the embarrassment.
The draw was doubly bitter for United, especially since they missed out on a place in Europe despite Chelsea’s mistake (2-2 against AFC Bournemouth). With 30 points, Manchester is in sixth place in the table before the turn of the year, level on points with the Blues.
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