DomainJava .COM – Manchester United (MU) suffered another defeat after losing 0-2 to Wolves in Week 18 of the Premier League at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Friday morning WIB.
The goal that caused MU to lose was caused by goals scored by Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan, according to Premier League records.
With this defeat, Manchester United dropped to 14th in the Premier League standings with 22 points from 18 matches, only seven points ahead of the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, despite the win, Wolves remain in 18th position with 15 points from 18 matches.
In terms of statistics, Wolves are superior in ball possession with 51 percent, while Manchester United is more dominant in terms of attempted kicks with 11 attempts, four of which were on target.
In the first half, both teams tried to use attacking play, but until halftime, the score remained 0-0.
In the second half, MU had to play with 10 men after Bruno Fernandes received a second yellow card in the 47th minute for his foul on Nelson Semedo.
This superior number of players was exploited by Wolves, who managed to score the first goal in the 56th minute through Matheus Cunha. Cunha's corner went into the MU goal, changing the score to 1-0.
Behind by one goal, MU tried to increase the intensity of the attack, but their efforts to penetrate the Wolves defense were unsuccessful. ***