At 1:30 am on January 4th, Beijing time, the 21st round of the 2021-22 Premier League game kicked off. Manchester United played against the Wolves at Old Trafford Stadium at home. In the first half of the game, Manchester United was suppressed by the Wolves on the scene, and De Gea made many saves to secure the goal. In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored and Moutinho broke the deadlock in the 81st minute. At the end of the game, Manchester United lost to Wolves at home with a score of 0-1.
In history, the two sides played 67 times, and Manchester United had the upper hand with 33 wins, 13 draws and 21 losses. At Old Trafford Stadium, the two sides played against each other 32 times, and Manchester United had the upper hand with 20 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the past 7 encounters between the two sides, Manchester United has 4 wins and 3 draws and remains unbeaten. The two sides played against each other twice last season. Manchester United defeated Wolves 1-0 at home and 2-1 away. In the first round of the match between the two sides this season, Manchester United defeated their opponents 1-0 in the away game.
In the 7th minute, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Sancho made a continuous breakthrough and kicked the goal. The ball was blocked by the opposing defensive player. In the 12th minute, Bordens took the ball from the right and broke through with the ball. After entering the range, he shot directly. De Gea fell to the ground and saved the ball. Then the Wolves corner kicked out and Neves went straight to the top of the penalty area. He kicked and shot, and the ball was blocked by De Gea Fei.
In the 17th minute, Neves fired again outside the penalty area and this time the ball hit the stands. In the 18th minute, the Wolves attacked again and Semedo’s right shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by De Gea again. In the 24th minute, the Wolves captain passed and accurately found Bordens on the left side of the penalty area. The latter made a slight adjustment and took a cold shot. The ball was confiscated by De Gea.
In the 27th minute, Manchester United made a mistake in the midfield and the Wolves counterattacked. Raul Jiménez shot a long left foot from the front of the penalty area, and the ball went above the crossbar. One minute later, Wan Bisaka took the ball from the right and crossed it to the front of the goal. Ronaldo jumped high and failed to grab the first place. In the 43rd minute, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Cavani shot the ball with his right foot from outside the penalty area and the ball went above the crossbar. At the end of the half game, Manchester United temporarily drew with Wolves with a score of 0-0.
The easy side fought again. In the 48th minute, McTominay brought Jimenez down behind him, and the referee showed him a yellow card. In the 50th minute, Greenwood took the ball on the right and cut inward. After entering the range, he took a long shot and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Trinkone was blocked by Luke Shaw after getting the ball in the front court. The referee showed the latter a yellow card.
In the 58th minute, the Wolves launched a quick counterattack from the left and then crossed the goal. Bordens missed the point before, and Semedo kicked the shot afterwards. The ball was blocked by the defender. In the 59th minute, Manchester United adjusted the lineup and Rangnick replaced Greenwood with a B fee. In the 64th minute, Bordens took the ball from the left side of the front field and then crossed it to the penalty area at an angle of 45 degrees. Jimenez grabbed the first landing in front of the goal and then headed the goal. The ball was blocked by De Gea from the right baseline.
In the 67th minute, Manchester United’s left sideline ball in front of the court, McTominay crossed from the left side of the penalty area to the penalty area, B Fei stretched his leg to shoot, and the ball was hit on the right crossbar.
In the 68th minute, Manchester United kicked a free kick into the penalty area. Ronaldo scored the first goal and the ball flew into the net. Unfortunately, the referee raised the flag to indicate that Ronaldo was in an offside position and the goal was invalid.
Then Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball to form a single-handed opportunity, facing the opponent’s goalkeeper, kicking and shooting, the ball was slightly wide of the right post. In the 73rd minute, Traore took the ball and drove straight in. Matic put him down on the penalty area line. The referee showed him a yellow card. Then Seth directly kicked the goal with a free kick in the front court. The ball hit the crossbar and popped out. .
In the 75th minute, Manchester United replaced Sancho with Rashford.In the 81st minute, Traore took the ball from the right and crossed the goal. Phil Jones made a header to make a clearance. Moutinho kicked and shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball flew into the bottom left corner of the goal, 0-1. The Wolves broke the deadlock on the court.
In the 84th minute, Manchester United replaced Wan-Bissaka with Yilanga. In the 90th and 2nd minutes, Manchester United’s right corner kick was penalized into the penalty area. Matic grabbed the first goal and ferryed the header. Josesa confiscates the ball before Cavani. In the 90th+5th minute, Manchester United got the opportunity of a free kick in the front court. Fee B directly kicked the ball and the ball was saved by the opponent’s goalkeeper. At the end of the game, Manchester United lost to Wolves at home with a score of 0-1.
The lineup of both sides:
Manchester United (4-2-2-2): 1- De Gea/29-Million-Bissaka (84’36-Ilanga), 19-Varane, 4-Phil Jones, 23-Luke -Shaw/39-McTominai, 31-Matic/11-Greenwood (59’18-B fee), 25-Sancho (75’10-Rashford)/21- Cavani, 7-C Luo
Wolves (3-4-3): 1-José-Sa/23-Kilman, 16-Courdy, 27-Seth/22-Semedo, 8-Neves, 28-Mudini Austria, 5-Marsar/11-Trinko (65’37- Adama-Traore), 9- Raul Jimenez (80’17- Fabio Silva), 10- Bordens (87’32-Dendon Kerr)Return to Sohu to see more
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