Manchester United sadly lost their unbeaten record in the league as they lost 2-1 to Wolves. Goals from George Elokobi and Kevin Doyle were enough to cancel out Nani’s early opener, United put on a poor performance to match the pitch they were playing on.It took less than three minutes for United to take the lead, as Nani cut into the area from the right wing, only to be held up by the Wolves defence.But, as the electric winger has done so often this season, he shifted the ball onto his (surprisingly strong) left-foot and slammed an unstoppable shot past Wayne Hennessey at his near post.
The response Wolves were looking for came less than 10 minutes later.United fell asleep from a quickly-taken corner and perhaps as a result of a makeshift defence following Rio Ferdinand’s late withdrawal, George Elokobi was left unmarked eight yards out to loop his header into the corner past the despairing Edwin van der Sar.United dominated the opening 20 minutes, and Christophe Berra was treading a fine line when marking Nemanja Vidic from corners, leaving the Serbian on the floor on more than one occasion.
Wolves were causing some nervy moments for the United defence, however, with Kevin Doyle turning Patrice Evra before Vidic came to his team-mate’s rescue.Nani was again involved just before the half-hour mark when his curling free-kick from 25-yards landed on the roof of the net, though Hennessey looked to have it covered.Nenad Milias then had his own chance from a free-kick for Wolves, his effort deflecting off the end of the wall and flying just past van der Sar’s post.
Wayne Rooney seemed to be having a nightmare, not helped by the Wolves fans’ criticisms from the stand, or the referee missing a late tackle on the England striker by Richard Stearman, a clear yellow card had it been spotted.United were upping their game the longer the match progressed, but Wolves were standing strong, and Hennessey was a spectator for the most part.That all changed when Rafael’s cross seemed to outfox the keeper, his clearance falling to Wayne Rooney, whose shot was blocked heroically by Stearman.A scramble in the goalmouth with eight minutes to go almost led to an equaliser for United, but Scholes’ shot was blocked again.
Whether this match will be the catalyst for a poor run of performances remains to be seen. United can claim a poor playing surface and harsh conditions affected them badly, but they simply did not create enough against the bottom club in the league.
In truth, it was dismal performance from the Red Devils. After hearing of Arsenal’s dropped points earlier in the day, this was truly a missed opportunity for the would-be champions.No matter how hard they tried, it just didn't seem right.I surely was disappointed and i can say this at the behest of every United fan, nothing has changed and United can still continue it's strong run.Some might say that the pressure of remaining unbeaten might have been adding up but now that it's out of the way , we expect to see some heavy action against rivals Manchester City next week.
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