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TEAM NEWS
Manchester United are still without Bruno Fernandes (hamstring), and Ruben Amorim has also said Kobbie Mainoo, Matthijs de Ligt, and Harry Maguire are not expected to be ready in time for Wolves. Mason Mount is a doubt after reporting tightness against Newcastle. United also have extra absences because of the Africa Cup of Nations, with Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo, and Noussair Mazraoui unavailable.
Wolves have a suspension to manage, with Andre banned after his yellow card against Liverpool, and his manager has called him a “big miss” because of how important he has been in midfield. There are also a couple of fitness worries: Yerson Mosquera “felt a bit of cramp” last time out but “should be OK,” while Santiago Bueno picked up a knock, which could push Ladislav Krejci into the back line. If that happens, Wolves may need a new midfield plan to cover Andre’s absence. Agbadou and Chirewa are absent due to AFCON plus Bellegarde and Munetsi are still out.
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In terms of injury news, defender Yerson Mosquera “felt a bit of cramp” last time out but “should be OK” to feature.
Andre is suspended after receiving a yellow card in Wolves’ 2-1 defeatby Liverpool. The defensive midfielder will be a “big miss” because “when he plays the way he currently is, that is when the team need him”.
On further team news: “Santiago [Bueno] took a knock as well so [Ladislav] Krejci might be forced to play at the back. If that’s the case, we will have to find another solution in midfield and see how everyone rocks up in training.”
On centre-back Bueno recently reclaiming his position in the starting XI: “He has put in a couple of really good performances. He knows the reasons why we went for what we went for, but he is playing really well now and I’ve been really pleased with him.”
They will “learn from” their recent outing against Ruben Amorim’s side earlier this month, when Wolves ended their 540-minute wait for a goal but shipped four at the other end at Molineux.
He explained: “It was a night where we were able to learn a lot about ourselves. We made some mistakes that sped up their attacks, their players had confidence from that, and they opened us up too many times.”
A few members of his coaching staff were present at Manchester United’s Boxing Day fixture against Newcastle United, and the rest of the staff and squad watched the match “while having dinner”.
On how he plans to get a first Wolves win of the season: “We will see how we are in terms of numbers, with people being away plus suspensions and injuries. It has been quite a tough three days, going to Anfield and Old Trafford, but we will certainly be able to learn bits from these games.”
He believes his side “can compete” in the Premier League, but at the moment they are “shooting themselves in the foot” and are “unable to recover from that”. He added: “The players have shown me they are capable in moments of games, but we haven’t seen that for a complete game yet.”
On how he is protecting the morale of his players: “It has been a long period since a win for them. I’ve been here six weeks and I’m fed up of it so some of them will be feeling a little bit rough.”
More than anything, he said he is looking for his players to “find more of a ruthless edge” in matches.
MATCH STATS & FACTS
Man Utd have won eight of their last 11 Premier League matches against Wolves (L3), beating them 4-1 earlier this month at Molineux.
Wolves won this exact fixture 1-0 last season, last winning consecutive away league games against Man Utd between March 1960 and September 1961 (a run of three).
This is the third time Manchester United have faced an opponent twice in the same month in the Premier League, after February 2023 (W1 D1 vs Leeds United) and December 1998 (D2 vs Chelsea).
This is just the second time Wolves have faced an opponent twice in the same month in the Premier League, previously losing twice against Arsenal in February 2022.
Manchester United lost their last league game in both 2023 (vs Nottingham Forest) and 2024 (vs Newcastle). They last lost their final league game in three consecutive calendar years between 1980 and 1982.
Wolves have won their final league game in just one of the last six calendar years (D2 L3), beating Everton 3-0 in 2023.
Manchester United kept just their second Premier League clean sheet of the season against Newcastle last time out. They last recorded a shutout in consecutive league games in September 2024 under Erik ten Hag (vs Southampton and Crystal Palace).
Wolves have lost 25 Premier League games in 2025 – a defeat here would equal the most losses suffered by a club in a calendar year in the competition (Ipswich Town – 26 in 1994).
Wolves boss Rob Edwards lost his only away Premier League match at Old Trafford in November 2023 with Luton. Welsh managers have lost 24 of their last 27 visits to Manchester United (W1 D2), with only Tony Pulis winning in that time, a 1-0 victory with West Brom in May 2015.
Patrick Dorgu has been involved in two goals in his last two games for Manchester United (1 goal, 1 assist), having had just one goal involvement in his first 36 appearances in all competitions (1 assist).
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Thomas Bramall. Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Mat Wilkes. Fourth official: Josh Smith. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Richard West.
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