Manchester United will travel to the Molineux Stadium to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night looking to make it two wins in a row in the Premier League. However, Wolves had a decent record at home last season, and so they won’t be any pushovers. The West Midlands outfit will be desperate to start well and establish their dominance in the game early on.
At the same time, Man United won’t back down from the challenge, which could make this contest an entertaining one.
Talking Tactics
Wolves are likely to set-up in a 3-5-2 formation as they try to play some open, expansive football against the Mancunian outfit. The home team’s back three will have to find a way to cope with the pace of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford if they are to come away with a positive result at home on Monday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will lineup his players in a 4-2-3-1 formation and will once again put his faith in the youth for this clash away from Old Trafford. Paul Pogba could be a real difference-maker in midfield if he has the proper mindset to fire on all cylinders on the pitch.
Team News
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nuno Espirito Santo decided to rest a lot of his first-team players for the UEFA Europa League match against FC Pyunik in midweek. Hence, we can expect him to name hist best XI when the Red Devils come to town at the West Midlands tomorrow.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Predicted XI
Rui Patricio; Ryan Bennett, Conor Coady, Willy Boly; Matt Doherty, Leander Dedoncker, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Jonny Otto; Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota
Manchester United
Alexis Sanchez is a significant doubt for this game as he continues to be linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer. The Metro has recently claimed that the Chilean talent is on the verge of joining Inter Milan on loan before the European transfer window shuts down on September 2nd.
Besides Sanchez, Solskjaer will not have Eric Bailly available for this encounter as he remains sidelined with a serious knee injury.
Manchester United Predicted XI
David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial
Key Men
Wolverhampton Wanderers
The duo of Jimenez and Jota are expected to do most of the damage while up against the new-look Man United defence led by their new recruit, Maguire. Both Wolves strikers need to have a good game if they are to secure a result in front of their home supporters.
Manchester United
Maguire and Lindelof would both hope that they can keep things tight at the back and neutralise the threat of Jimenez and Jota. The performance of Pogba will also be an integral factor in determining the outcome of this contest on Monday night.
Odds
The bookies have made Manchester United the slight favourites to emerge victorious versus Nuno Espirito Santo’s men after they were priced at 13/10. The draw is listed as 9/4 while Wolves are 11/5 underdogs to pull off an upset against the Red Devils at the Molineux.
