Wolves v Manchester United LIVE: Latest score as Ruben Amorim recalls Hojlund and Yoro
Hosts Wolves can climb out of the relegation zone with victory over Ruben Amorim’s struggling Manchester United
Wolves welcome Manchester United to Molineux on Boxing Day as two newly-arrived Portuguese managers look to instigate a turnaround in fortunes for their sides.
The Vitor Pereira era got off to a fine start on Sunday as Wolves produced one of their best performances of the season, a 3-0 dispatching of Leicester clearing up much of the chaos that had led to Gary O’Neil’s exit. The veteran manager has waited more than a decade for another Premier League opportunity having narrowly missed out on the Everton job in 2013 and is desperate to make the most of it, with victory here lifting the club out of the relegation zone with Leicester not in action until later.
The visitors, meanwhile, concluded their efforts before Christmas with a poor showing against Bournemouth. A seventh defeat of the season leaves Manchester United languishing in the bottom half and with tough fixtures against Liverpool and Newcastle to come over the next few days, Ruben Amorim may need a result here to generate some momentum heading into the back half of the season.
Follow all of the latest updates from Molineux in our live blog below:
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
33 min: A smart move by United on the left wing ends with Joao Gomes clattering into Bruno Fernandes, and the Wolves’ player is booked. Bruno will deliver the free-kick from wide... and Martinez’s header is collected by Sa.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
30 min: Bruno Fernandes tries to cross from the left wing but it’s easily cleared. United are lacking ideas in the final third and Hojlund has looked isolated at times in this half, particularly when they try to counter-attack.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
26 min: Strand Larsen leaps well over Maguire to win a header and powers it down into the ground and towards goal, but Onana gets across well to push the ball away from his post. Wolves earn a corner but it leads to nothing.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
24 min: A scary moment at the back for Wolves as Sa is closed down by Hojlund and only just evades the striker’s press.
This game has been pretty even so far, without any really clear sights of goal.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
22 min: Dalot’s curling shot from the edge of the box is pushed away to safety by Sa.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
19 min: At the other end, Cunha pulls off a brilliant dribble to evade a hoard of white shirts around him until the Wolves striker is eventually tripped by Fernandes. The United captain is booked, but Cunha can’t make anything of the free-kick.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
16 min: Mainoo breaks forward through the middle and, after losing the ball, gets it back on the right side of the box. He takes a touch before whipping a lovely cross into the middle which just evades the forehead of Rasmus Hojlund. That was United’s best moment so far.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
13 min: Vitor Pereira is gesticulating enthusiastically from the sideline, trying to get his new messages across. On the pitch, his players are starting to grow into the game. They work it down the right side but Cunha’s cross is dived upon by Onana, with Strand Larsen arriving.
Wolves 0-0 Man Utd
11 min: Free-kick to United on the right wing. Bruno Fernandes curls in a deep cross but it’s too close to the goalkeeper, Sa, who punches clear.
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