United suffered a third-straight defeat in all competitions as their captain left them in the lurch at Molineux on Boxing Day
Bruno Fernandes' recklessness and Andre Onana's passivity combined to devastating effect as Manchester United slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Wolves in the latest episode of Ruben Amorim's nightmare start to life as the Red Devils' boss.
Fernandes was sent off for the third time this season for picking up a second yellow card shortly after half-time, and Wolves took full advantage, with the help of a howler from Onana. The goalkeeper had performed well in the first half, but was flummoxed by the flight of Matheus Cunha's corner and let the ball land straight in his net. It was the second time in seven days in which United had conceded directly from a corner following Altay Bayindir's gaffe against Tottenham.
United huffed and puffed with 10 men in search of an equaliser, but inevitably conceded a second right at the death when the livewire Cunha surged forward unchallenged and squared to Hwang Hee-Chan, who sealed a third consecutive defeat in all competitions for Amorim and his fifth loss in 10 matches in charge.
GOAL rates United's players from Molineux…
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Andre Onana (4/10):
Made smart saves from Doherty, Larsen and Cunha, but all that good work was undone by his flapping at the corner.
Leny Yoro (5/10):
Made a good start with solid tackling but did nothing to stop Cunha's corner.
Harry Maguire (5/10):
Anticipated the danger well, making a handful of interceptions to limit the damage.
Lisandro Martinez (5/10):
Defended astutely. His height was not the issue with the goal.
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Noussair Mazraoui (6/10):
Warming to the role of wing-back thanks to his athleticism and intelligence.
Kobbie Mainoo (5/10):
Gave the ball away too casually and taken off early.
Manuel Ugarte (5/10):
Patchy with the ball. Better at winning tackles, but stupidly got himself booked for timewasting and will miss the Newcastle game.
Diogo Dalot (5/10):
A mixed performance, had to defend a lot due to United going down to 10 men.
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Bruno Fernandes (3/10):
Couldn't use his head after getting booked and his eagerness to dive into tackles cost his team dear. Even before then he was struggling to cause Wolves many problems, lacking the pace and sharpness for the narrow winger role.
Rasmus Hojlund (4/10):
Got very little joy through the middle and created almost nothing.
Amad Diallo (5/10):
A quiet game by his usual standards and didn't create much.
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Christian Eriksen (5/10):
Not who you want to turn to when you're a man down and need more energy and power.
Casemiro (5/10):
Brought on to give United extra strength after the red card and it had mixed results.
Antony (6/10):
One of the better performers. Had a go with his usual cutting inside move and got closer to making something happen than most of his team-mates.
Joshua Zirkzee (4/10):
Couldn't get involved at all.
Alejandro Garnacho (5/10):
Showed some intent but had no tangible impact.
Ruben Amorim (5/10):
His game plan went out of the window with the red card which was not his fault. But it wasn't exactly a vintage performance before then and he has now lost half of his 10 games in charge.
