too, by wolves, who left it late to score the winner and survived a late fightback by the skin of their teeth. joe lynskey reports. at manchester united, the new year felt like old times. for the first time since 2008, cristiano ronaldo was captain. and for the first time in two years, here was philjones. the former england defender s last first team match was in january 2020. his job was to keep out wolves, who last won at old trafford in 1980. but here they sensed a chance. that s one of the saves of the season. david de gea was at full stretch to stop a wolves opener. united s aim this year is to climb back up the table. but even with a new coach, they re still out of sorts. bruno fernandes missed a chance you d expect him to score, and when ronaldo did find the net, he d mistimed his run. he s offside! no goal given. and while it was 0 0, wolves still were in it. they knew for a first win in four decades, they mightjust need one chance.
david de gea was at full stretch to stop a wolves opener. united s aim this year is to climb back up the table. but even with a new coach, they re still out of sorts. bruno fernandes missed a chance you d expect him to score, and when ronaldo did find the net, he d mistimed his run. he s offside! no goal given. and while it was 0 0, wolves still were in it. they knew for a first win in four decades, they mightjust need one chance. moutinho! here was their portuguese veteran stealing the spotlight not ronaldo but moutinho, wolves 35 year old midfielder. united would get time for one last shot but this was wolves night. it may be the new year, but manchester united can t shake the recent gloom. joe lynskey, bbc news. united remain seventh, then, but this evening s opponents now close behind them in the table. united s boss rangnick feels
for the first time since 2008, cristiano ronaldo was captain, and for the first time in two years, here was philjones. the former england defender s last first team match was in january 2020. his job was to keep out wolves, who last won at old trafford in 1980. but here they sensed a chance. commentator: that s one of the saves of the season. | david de gea was at full stretch to stop a wolves opener. united s aim this year is to climb back up the table, but even with a new coach, they re still out of sorts. bruno fernandes missed a chance you d expect him to score. and when ronaldo did find the net, he d mistimed his run. he s offside! no goal given. and while it was 0 0, wolves still were in it. they knew for a first win in four decades, they mightjust need one chance. moutinho! here was their portuguese veteran stealing the spotlight. not ronaldo but moutinho wolves 35 year old midfielder.