Manchester United entertained Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford earlier today as they looked to grind out a good result at home in the Premier League. The Red Devils made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 32nd minute when Anthony Martial scored with a simple finish. Erik ten Hag’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Man United sat on their lead well in the second half. Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench and killed the game off in injury time when he found the back of the net. The contest ended with the Mancunian club securing a comfortable 2-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player performed during the clash against Wolves.
GK: David de Gea – 6/10
The Spanish keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and earned an easy clean sheet at the Theatre of Dreams.
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 7/10
Wan-Bissaka performed his defensive duties well and had a couple of lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Raphael Varane – 7/10
The French talent cleared the danger when needed and was a threat at the other end of the pitch as well.
CB: Victor Lindelof – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field and will be quite happy with the clean sheet.
LB: Luke Shaw – 8/10
Shaw performed his defensive duties well and managed to engineer a couple of decent chances going forward.
CM: Casemiro – 7.5/10
The Brazilian talent anchored the midfield really well and had some bright moments in the Wolves half.
CM: Christian Eriksen – 7/10
Eriksen showed some flashes of what he can do at the centre of the park but failed to create too many chances in the final third.
RW: Antony – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and picked up a good assist for setting up Martial’s goal.
CAM: Bruno Fernandes – 8.5/10
Fernandes was a real handful for the opposition defenders as he caused all sorts of headaches for them. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
LW: Jadon Sancho – 6.5/10
He managed to create some inviting chances in the final third but there was no goal for him today.
ST: Anthony Martial – 7/10
Martial was always looking to threaten the opponent’s goal and was responsible for scoring the opener with a decent finish in the 32nd minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Wout Weghorst – 6/10
He offered very little after coming on as a substitute.
CM: Fred – N/A
Fred didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
CB: Harry Maguire – N/A
He came off the bench to see out the three points.
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – N/A
Garnacho managed to get his name on the scoresheet in injury time with a calm finish.
