Manchester United inched closer to securing Champions League qualification after they secured a home victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on May 13th. The final scoreline was 2 goals to nil in favor of the hosts.
6 Points Away From UCL Safety For Manchester United
Manchester United’s two goals came through Alejandro Garnacho and Antony Martial. This was their first win after suffering two defeats back-to-back at the hands of West Ham and Brighton while visiting them. The result will be a big boost for the team managed by Erik Ten Hag as they hope to finish in the top 4 for this season.
Manchester United was the dominant side in the match and recorded 27 shots. However, only 2 of them managed to find the back of the net. The second goal by Garnacho arrived extremely late – four minutes into injury time in the second half.
On the side, Wolves could not keep even a single attempt on target, handing Manchester United one more clean sheet in the Premier League at their home ground. United needed this win desperately after the consecutive losses. However, the performance was far from convincing.
This particular fixture has usually had only one goal be the decider for over ten years, so a 2-goal win should be welcome. However, for many Old Trafford faithful, the story was very much the same as usual. The team created chances a-plenty but could not secure the game until the last moments of the game.
Only after the second goal did Wolves begin to show signs of relenting and give up attempts to snatch a point from the fixture. On the other hand, this result means Manchester United has kept 6 clean sheets consecutively at home in the Premier League.
