Wolves 3-4 Man Utd (Sarabia pen 71′, Kilman 86′, Neto 90+7′ | Rashford 5′, Hojlund 22′, McTominay 75′, Mainoo (0+8′)
GRAHAM HILL AT MOLINEUX — Marcus Rashford looked like a man on a mission as he shrugged off the controversy surrounding his night out in Belfast last week.
The Manchester United and England forward needed just four minutes and 30 seconds to prove Erik ten Hag was right to put him straight back into the starting line up.
Rashford was involved again as he played a part in the build up that led to United’s second goal for Rasmus Hojlund as he got the final touch following a melee in Wolverhampton’s six-yard box.
It was a stunning return for Rashford who missed the FA Cup win over Newport County on Sunday.
He is alleged to have been involved in an all-day drinking session in Northern Ireland and was said to have downed shots of Tequila.
That resulted in him calling in sick for training, something that is not supposed to have gone down well with his teammates.
Ten Hag said he had ‘dealt with it’ and Rashford was probably hit hard in the pocket as a result.
But whatever the Dutchman said to his wayward player, it certainly worked. Rashford played like a man possessed from the word go.
The script would have required him to find the net, and he was right on cue.
Rashford side-footed the ball into the net after being set up by Hojlund, which made it three goal in his last four games. Certainly, there was no football reason to leave Rashford out, and Ten Hag was rewarded for his team selection.
Wolves tried to get back into the game with some expansive football. But United were on fire.
They went two when Alejandro Garnacho fed Rashford who slipped the ball out left for Luke Shaw. His cross ricocheted off Wolves captain Max Kilman and Craig Dawson before Hojlund made sure from the closest of close ranges.
United were in rampant mood and should have had a third when Bruno Fernandes’ free-kick found Casemiro in space, but he put his header wide.
Wolves were being torn apart they were almost the architects of their own downfall when Matt Doherty’s back pass forced goalkeeper Jose Sa into a hasty clearance which cannoned off the advancing Hojliund but wide of the target.
United then had two goals disallowed before half-time as Hojlund and Casemiro had efforts ruled out.
Wolves bit back in the second half and Lisandro Martinez made a superb clearance off the line as Kikman’s head met Pedro Neto’s free-kick.
United goalkeeper Andre Onana then kept out a Dawson shot with his head as Wolves searched for a goal.
That came when Casemiro was harshly adjudged to have tripped Neto just inside the 18-yard box. After a lengthy VAR check, it was Wolves substitute Pablo Sarabia who scored from the spot to get up as possible grandstand finish.
But Wolves’ joy was short-lived as Scott McTominay’s header added a third for United. He had only been on the field as a substitute for two minutes when he met Fernandes’ corner.
But despite United adding a third, Wolves were not finished. With five minutes to go, Dawson’s ball was chested down by Kilman who turned and scored from the edge of the six-yard box, before Neto struck what looked certain to be the equaliser deep into added time.
Kobbie Mainoo had other ideas, though, weaving into the Wolves area before bending a composed finish into the bottom corner to spark jubilant scenes in the away end.
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