Wolves v Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as United grab late win in thriller
Marcus Rashford starts as Man United look to climb the Premier League table with a win at Wolves
Manchester United will attempt to get back to winning ways in the Premier League once more as they face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux this evening.
The Red Devils beat Newport in the FA Cup at the weekend but have won just two top-flight games from the last eight in a run stretching back to November. That leaves them ninth in the table, outsiders in the race for a Europa Conference League spot and not even in the conversation for Champions League places, a poor return for Erik ten Hag’s spending of over £400m.
For Wolves, recent form is a different story. Gary O’Neil has led his team to five wins in seven and just one defeat in 10 in all competitions, seeing the team rise to 11th in the table and knowing they can overhaul United in the table with victory this time out.
They also remain in the FA Cup after beating rivals West Brom in the fourth round, with the match notable for fan violence causing a delay to proceedings.
Follow all the action with our live blog below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
OFF THE LINE AGAIN!!! Ait-Nouri and Dawson both stay forward from a Wolves free-kick as Neto recycles the half-cleared ball. The substitute Ait-Nouri drives to the byline and pulls it back for Dawson, whose shot from inside the six-yard box is palmed by Onana before Dalot flicks it off the goal-line and away!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
SAVED!!! Toti loses out to Garnacho and the Argentine bursts into the box before cutting the ball back for Hojlund, but his close-range shot is saved brilliantly by the outstretched leg of Sa and Dawson thumps it clear!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Garnacho's cross from the short free-kick is met by Casemiro at the far post, but he can't get enough power behind his header and Sa makes an easy save.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Bellegarde stumbles after taking a poor first touch in his own defensive third. Dalot's onto it for United, but the Wolves forward handles the ball on the deck to concede a free-kick in a good crossing position for the visitors.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Substitution Matthew James Doherty Rayan Aït-Nouri
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 139 English Premier League matches when leading at half-time - including 119 wins - since a 5-3 loss at Leicester back in September 2014.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
OFF THE LINE!! Martinez redeems himself and then some after the free-kick is swung in and met by Kilman. Onana comes out to punch but gets nowhere near the ball, and the Wolves captain's header is bouncing into the empty net before Martinez races back to hook it off the goal-line!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
BLOCKED!! The Red Devils are straight out of the blocks and Garnacho races down the right onto a long throughball. He cuts it back for the arriving Fernandes to strike goalwards, but Dawson slides in with a last-ditch block to deny him!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Yellow Card Lisandro Martínez
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester United
Wolves resume proceedings at Molineux with it all to do in the second half, as Bellegarde gets this game back underway.
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