Manchester United entertained Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford earlier tonight as they looked to secure a positive result in front of their home fans. The Red Devils made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Raphael Varane finally broke the deadlock in the 76th minute when he scored with a solid header from close range. Man United hung on to their narrow advantage and secured a 1-0 win at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player fared during the match against Wolves.
GK: Andre Onana – 7.5/10
Onana made a lot of important saves at the back and secured an impressive clean sheet tonight. However, he was fortunate not to concede a penalty in the dying embers of the game.
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 8/10
He performed his defensive duties well and picked up an assist for setting up Varane’s winning goal.
CB: Raphael Varane – 8/10
The French talent cleared the danger when required and ended up scoring the only goal of the game with a good header in the 76th minute.
CB: Lisandro Martinez – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Luke Shaw – 7/10
Shaw gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field but offered very little going forward.
CDM: Casemiro – 7/10
He anchored the midfield well and made two good chances in the final third.
RW: Antony – 7/10
Antony caused a lot of headaches for the Wolves defenders but failed to be decisive in front of the opponent’s goal.
CM: Bruno Fernandes – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and managed to engineer a few decent chances in the final third.
CM: Mason Mount – 6/10
Mount earned the ball back once but offered very little going forward.
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – 6/10
He had a few strikes at goal but failed to find the back of the net.
ST: Marcus Rashford – 7.5/10
The English talent made a few dangerous runs with the ball but struggled to take any of his chances.
Substitutes:
CB: Victor Lindelof – 6/10
He kept things solid at the back in the second half.
CM: Christian Eriksen – 6/10
Eriksen struggled to get into the flow of the game.
LW: Jadon Sancho – 6.5/10
He made one good chance in the final third.
RW: Facundo Pellistri – 6/10
Pellistri had one bright moment in the game.
CM: Scott McTominay – N/A
