Manchester United 4-1 Wolves: A Comfortable Return to Winning Ways
Published on December 09, 2025
For Manchester United, it was a soothing return to winning ways to avert any sense that another mini-crisis was brewing. Victories are scarcely this comfortable, even if Ruben Amorim’s side needed to navigate a brief scare when Wolves equalised just before half-time. United turned on the style after the break, with Mason Mount making it 3-1 with a smart volley, building on goals by Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes, who also rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot.
For Wolves, this was yet another demoralising defeat, their 13th in 15 league matches. The last time they tasted victory was in April. Nine fan groups, totalling thousands of supporters, protested against the Wolves owner, Fosun, by boycotting the first 15 minutes. Supporters voiced their anger at the players too, chanting: “You’re not fit to wear the shirt,” and jeering Jørgen Strand Larsen when he was taken off. There were pantomime laughs when the fourth official indicated at least nine minutes of stoppage time.
Season Struggles Continue for Wolves
This season, primed to end in relegation, has been a painful slow puncture. Only another 23 league games remain. Next up is a trip to league leaders Arsenal. How many points will Wolves take from the remaining 69 available? Will they beat Derby’s unwanted record-low tally of 11 in 2007-08? The mood music will not change anytime soon, threatening a long six months for Rob Edwards, for whom this was a fourth straight defeat since taking charge. The stands were almost empty long before the final whistle, after which Matheus Cunha saluted those who stayed until the end. Wolves are a shell compared to the club that reached Europe under Nuno Espírito Santo.
Key Moments in the Match
If ever a goal summed up Wolves’s season, it was Fernandes’s first here. André, facing his own goal, was dispossessed by Casemiro midway inside the Wolves half, and Fernandes set up Cunha, who then teed up Fernandes to score. Four minutes later, Cunha was denied by Toti Gomes on the goalline.
Even the most optimistic Wolves supporters are resigned to relegation. Anger has largely been superseded by apathy. Fans chanted against the club’s executive chair, Jeff Shi. “I understand the frustration,” said Edwards. “I won’t tell fans what to do. I’d love them to support the players, but they have to see effort and commitment in return.”
On the verge of half-time, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde restored parity for Wolves after a sequence of passes in the box. United reappeared intent on regaining the lead in the second half. Luke Shaw halted Bellegarde advancing, kickstarting a counterattack that led to a goal for United. Cunha sent a pass for Diogo Dalot, who squared it for Mbeumo to score. Mason Mount then volleyed home for 3-1, and Bruno Fernandes added a penalty late to finish the scoring at 4-1.
Match Stats
- Possession: Man Utd 62%, Wolves 38%
- Attempts: Man Utd 19, Wolves 7
- Corners: Man Utd 6, Wolves 1
- Fouls: Man Utd 16, Wolves 12
Lineups
Wolves
Sam Johnstone, Yerson Mosquera, Emmanuel Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Ki-Jana Hoever, Neto Andre Trindade, Ladislav Krejci, David Wolfe, Jhon Arias, Jean Ricner Bellegarde, Jorgen Larsen
Substitutes: Pedro Jose Sa, Hugo Bueno, Santiago Bueno, Hee-Chan Hwang, Toluwalase Arokodare, Tawanda Chirewa, Fernando Lopez, Mateus Mane, Jackson Tchatchoua
Manchester United
Senne Lammens, Noussair Mazraoui, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Carlos Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Bryan Mbeumo, Mason Mount, Matheus Cunha
Substitutes: Altay Bayindir, Lisandro Martinez, Joshua Zirkzee, Tyrell Malacia, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Shea Lacey