Premier League: Manchester United Vs Wolves Live 3 January 2022

Manchester United will face Wolverhampton Wanderers on 3 January 2022 at 17:30 UTC at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. The game is a Premier League encounter. Manchester United will look to make it back-to-back Premier League victories when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Monday evening.

The Red Devils defeated Burnley 3-1 on Thursday evening, while Wolves’ scheduled match against Arsenal was cancelled due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Man United’s incapacity to adequately dominate games under Ralf Rangnick surely cost them against Newcastle United at St James’ Park, but they had no issue dispatching the opposition when Burnley visited Old Trafford in midweek.

By the 35th minute, Scott McTominay, Cristiano Ronaldo, and a Ben Mee own goal had catapulted United into a comfortable lead, and even though the outstanding Aaron Lennon pulled one back before the interval, the Red Devils held firm in the second 45. That 3-1 victory at Old Trafford extended Manchester United’s unbeaten run to eight matches in all competitions – a hot streak that has them seventh in the Premier League table ahead of Sunday’s fixtures, four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal with two games in hand.

Home has clearly been where the heart is for United and former manager Sir Alex Ferguson – who celebrated his 80th birthday at Old Trafford on Thursday night – as the Red Devils look to make it four consecutive Premier League victory at Old Trafford.

For those in red, much of 2021 was forgettable, but a Fresh Year will bring new opportunities and, most likely, a new permanent face in the dugout in the summer, a move that will continue to reap rewards for their upcoming opponents. Arsenal were scheduled to play Wolves less than 48 hours after their Boxing Day match against Norwich City, but a coronavirus outbreak in Bruno Lage’s camp forced the match at the Emirates to be postponed.

With Monday’s game at Old Trafford seeming like it will go ahead as planned, Lage must continue to look for the best goalscoring recipe for this shot-shy Wolves team, but not at the expense of their outstanding defensive discipline. Man United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has returned from a yellow card suspension served in midweek, putting Jadon Sancho’s place in the starting lineup in risk after Mason Greenwood impressed in midweek.