By Sakiru Olopade
It was a sweet victory for Manchester United against Wolveshampton as the red devils broke into the fourth position on the English Premier League log.
The Wolves were all out to get victory in their bid to move out of the relegation murky water against equally desperate Manchester United in search of UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ticket.
It was end to end of an encounter , both teams failed to get an early opener.
Alejandro Garnacho was the most culprit, failing to convert many glaring chances.What could have been the first goal of the encounter was wasted as Garnacho failed to capitalize on the short back pass from Semendo to goalkeeper Sa.
The red devils save hand, David De Gea was called to duty on several occasions but he pulled up brilliant and magnificent saves to put the host attackers at bay.
At the start of the proceedings in the second half,both teams continued pilling pressures but with United having the upper hand.
However, the water tight defense of United proved a hard nut to crack inspite of the incessant attacks by Wolves.
The rebel , Marcus Rashford that was left on the bench by the United coach, Erik Ten Hag for indispline , came into the fray, bubbling with energy, running round the Wolves defense with dangerous incursions.
The goal that broke camel's back came in the 74th minute with a build up from Marcus Rashford finding Bruno Fernandez in one-two touch before wriggling his way to the vital to beat goalkeeper Sa for the much needed goal.
The goal brought out the best in Wolves but the red devils kept their back tight to ward off the dangers.
What could have been the second goal was cancelled by the VAR for hand ball before the in form Rashford slotted the ball into the net.
All efforts to level scores by the rampaging home side during the additional time were thwarted by United to ensure they secure three points from the encounter which were enough to catapult them to the fourth position on the English Premier League.
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