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Wolves may have surprised the Premier League last season by finishing in seventh, but it was Manchester United who truly felt shell-shocked by the Midlands side.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men faced the Red Devils on three occasions, and did not taste defeat once. They held United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in September, before registering a pair of triumphs in the FA Cup quarter-finals and Premier League at Molineux. They truly were Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side’s ‘bogey team’.
After an emphatic 4-o win over top-four rivals Chelsea last weekend, United’s tails are understandably up. The Red Devils looked blistering on the break and all three of their summer signings enjoyed an impressive debut. But on Monday night, Solskjaer and his team will come up against a mirror image of the way they play. Soaking up the pressure and hitting teams on the counter. The secret to Wolves’ success last season.
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When United travel to Molineux, Solskjaer simply has to heed some of the painful lessons they were taught previously. Wolves’ tried-and-trusted formation of five-at-the-back has brought them great success and plays right into their strong points of having genuine width and two workaholic forwards.
The Red Devils were undone by the likes of Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota relentlessly pressing the defence and opening up passing lanes with their movement.
Harry Maguire’s arrival will help bring a sense of defensive togetherness to the United back-line, but unlike against Chelsea, the Red Devils will probably dominate much of the ball.
It will be on the visitors to take the game to the home side, and that was certainly their undoing last time. Solskjaer should counteract this by being willing to concede possession to try and recreate some of that counter-attacking magic we saw last weekend at Old Trafford.
Play them at their own game, after-all, the speed and talent in United’s ranks is surely superior to that of their hosts.
Whether they can pull it off remains to be seen, but ensuring they don’t simply turn up with the same mindset that saw them rocked twice last term will stand them in much better stead this time around.
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