This defeat drops Ruben Amorim’s squad to 14th in the league, with no wins in their last three matches across all competitions.
Several players underperformed, with Bruno Fernandes being sent off shortly after halftime. ..Continue Reading
At the 57-minute mark, Matheus Cunha scored directly from a corner, and Hwang Hee-chan added a second in stoppage time, capping a miserable day for United.
Marcus Rashford was omitted from the matchday squad for the fourth consecutive game, having also missed the 2-1 win against Manchester City, the 4-3 loss to Spurs, and the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford last Sunday.
After the match, when interviewed by Prime Video, Amorim gave a sharp response when asked if Rashford had been showing any improvement, saying: “If he’s not here, you can make up your mind.”
With Rashford seemingly out of Amorim’s plans, Rasmus Hojlund has secured a regular starting spot.
However, United fans were dissatisfied with Hojlund’s performance against Wolves. They noted a specific moment in the first half when Hojlund seemed visibly frustrated after Amad failed to release a pass before being tackled.
Many supporters criticized the forward’s demeanor and behavior towards his teammates during the defeat.
One said: “Although Mainoo’s passing has been off, this complaining from Hojlund when he’s arguably our worst player week in week out, is becoming very annoying. You aren’t him.”
Another defended the United striker, they added: “He did some great runs in the first half but never got a good pass. Of course he is furious.”
A third explained: “Everyone hates on him, but he never gets opportunities in the box, the wingers always shoot instead – the rare times he does he scores, and otherwise he gets passed a ball on the half way line with no support and people expect him to take on a whole team alone and score?”
While a fourth said: “Anyone who played any competitive team sport at any stage of their lives knows that these kinds of things happen in the heat of the moment. It is nothing.”
Of course, Hojlund has showed signs of improvement this campaign, having registered seven goals and one assist in 21 games.