Willy Boly is available for Wolves while Manchester United will be without midfielder Scott McTominay; watch Wolves vs Man Utd live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Super Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm
Sunday 29 August 2021 08:37, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Wolves vs Man Utd in the Premier League on Super Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm.
Wolves could have defensive duo Yerson Mosquera and Willy Boly available after hamstring injuries but Pedro Neto and Jonny (both knee) remain out.
Daniel Podence will be hoping to feature after returning from a groin problem to score in Tuesday's 4-0 Carabao Cup win at Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United will be without midfielder Scott McTominay, who underwent groin surgery earlier this week and joins goalkeeper Dean Henderson (recovering from coronavirus), full-back Alex Telles (ankle) and striker Marcus Rashford (shoulder), as well as long-term absentee Phil Jones (knee), on the sidelines.
Wolves vs Man Utd is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Manchester United showed last weekend against Southampton why they won't be winning any Premier League titles anytime soon with their current set-up.
Yes, they created plenty of danger and goalscoring opportunities early in the game but the lack of oomph and tactical know-how on show in the final 20 minutes when a winning goal was there for the taking was worrying.
To have just one shot on goal during that period against a relegation-ranked team - a blocked long-range effort from Scott McTominay at that - proves they have plenty to find in order to trouble Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City this season. All three of those teams would have been peppering that goal with three points on offer.
I'm still adamant United will finish fourth or worst this season with the current manager in employment.
Come the end of the season I'd be very confident that Wolves will finish at least six places higher than Southampton in the Premier League, so United will be facing stiffer opposition than last weekend. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's boys play with the same stodginess in the final third, Wolves have a proper chance for the upset.
The Bruno Lage era has just been bubbling under the surface so far. Good performances, a more fluid style of playing but back-to-back defeats is what he has to show for their work. To post 37 shots on goal in games against Tottenham and Leicester is an impressive feat, though, and although those efforts have equated to a pretty mediocre expected goals figure, the message from the manager of a more attack-minded approach is getting across. Positive signs, indeed.
Remember, United are on the verge of setting a new all-time Football League record with 28 away league games unbeaten.
I think that run will end here. Home win.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-1
BETTING ANGLE: Wolves to win (18/5 with Sky Bet)
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PART 3: We preview Leeds' trip to Burnley and Data Editor Adam Smith names the statistically best-performing English players across Europe from the opening rounds - with several surprise names in the side!
