11 mins For the second time in the game, Mainoo passed a fairly simple pass to Hojlund on the wing. Hojlund, who had made a good run from center to the left, throws his hands up in frustration.

10 mins Wolves are happy for United to have the ball in the middle third and only really get involved when they get beyond that. At the moment there is a standstill.

7 mins Fernandes plays a clever one-two with Mainoo on the edge of the box and has a shot blocked, possibly by Andre.

4 mins Cunha escapes from Yoro, who pulls him back and receives a yellow card.

4 mins Ugarte makes a good tackle on Joao Gomes and tries to pass Hojlund through with a slide pass from the halfway line. It’s slightly underrated and Hojlund was offside anyway.

2 mins “Don’t get me wrong, it Is very funny,” says Matt Dony. “But even as a Liverpool fan everything seems wrong. My formative football years ended with Fergie steamrolling all comers. It seemed like nothing would ever change. But oh boy, has that changed? Even in the years after Ferguson, when things seemed to be at a low point, I always had a sneaking suspicion that they might return to life. These years were still characterized by trophies and occasionally good performances. However, it doesn’t feel that way anymore. And strangely enough, that makes me sad. United shouldn’t be The Team in The Position. It’s not right. I don’t like it. And yet here we are. 14th on Boxing Day. It’s amazing.”

Trul, Matthew: Be careful what you wish for.

1 minute After 20 seconds, United almost had a chance. Mazraoui grabbed the ball from Cunha, received a back pass from Hojlund and angled a cross that evaded both Hojlund and Fernandes in the middle.

1 minute Look, look. Man Utd, in their retro white jersey, kick from left to right as we watch.

Here come the players. These players, to be precise.

Wolves (3-4-2-1) Sat; Doherty, S. Bueno, Tito; Semedo, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Guedes, Cunha; Larsen.
Substitutes: Johnstone, Hwang, Dawson, R. Gomes, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Meupiyou, Lima.

Manchester United (3-4-2-1) Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Diallo, Fernandes; Hojlund.
Substitutes: Bayindir, de Lijt, Evans, Casemiro, Collyer, Eriksen, Antony, Garnacho, Zirkzee.

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