December 09, (THEWILL) — Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Manchester United at Molineux on Monday, which confirms that the club will be in their position at the bottom of the English Premier League table on Christmas Day.
The club has endured the joint-worst start to a season in EPL history.
The match unfolded against a backdrop of fan protests against Fosun International’s ownership, with many supporters staying outside the stadium until the 15th minute had elapsed.
By then, United had already threatened twice before Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring in the 25th minute, exploiting Andre’s poor loss of possession to Casemiro and beating Sam Johnstone despite slipping initially.
Jean Ricner-Bellegarde offered brief hope when he finished David Moller Wolfe’s cutback in first-half stoppage time, ending Wolves’ goalless drought of over eight hours in EPL action.
The respite proved short-lived, with Bryan Mbeumo tapping home Diogo Dalot’s cross six minutes after the interval following Matheus Cunha’s pass.
Mason Mount made it 3-1 in the 62nd minute after receiving a chipped pass from Fernandes, who then completed his brace from the penalty spot.
Fernandes converted from 12 yards after Amad Diallo’s shot struck Yerson Mosquera’s arm, capping United’s dominant performance and lifting the visitors to sixth place, just one point off fourth.
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