Wolves vs Manchester United predictions: Hosts value to add to Red Devils troubles
- Wolves moved up to 18th place in the Premier League after their 3-0 win at Leicester
- Manchester United's 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth left them 13th in the table
- Recommended Bet: Wolves to score over 1.5 goals
Vitor Pereira’s reign as Wolves manager could not have begun any better, with his side claiming a much-needed away victory at Leicester to move closer to their goal of moving out of the relegation zone.
Manchester United have discovered that a change in manager does not necessarily signal a change in fortunes, with the defeat to Bournemouth being the fourth loss in nine games since Ruben Amorim took charge.
Team news
Wolves will be without the injured Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traore, Pablo Sarabia, Sasa Kalajdzic and Enso Gonzalez.
Rayan Ait-Nouri is available again after serving a suspension against Leicester.
Manchester United are sweating on the fitness of centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, while Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Mason Mount are definitely sidelined for the visitors.
The stats
Prior to their win on Sunday, Wolves had lost each of their previous four games.
Though Manchester United won their last Premier League away day at Manchester City, they had failed to win any of their preceding five top-flight fixtures on the road.
Wolves have scored at least once in each of their nine matches at Molineux across all competitions, scoring twice on five of those occasions.
The Red Devils have conceded seven goals in their last two games.
Prediction
After getting off to the best possible start under a new manager against weak opposition, Wolves now face a run of more challenging encounters.
Wolves take on Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool in the Premier League after this match, which looks like the most winnable of a fiendish set of fixtures.
Manchester United’s switch to playing with a back-three under Amorim has not made them any more defensively secure, conceding in eight of their nine games under their new boss.
They too have some difficult games to come, with the Red Devils facing Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal following this match, which puts extra pressure on the visitors to claim three points on Boxing Day.
With Manchester United conceding regularly and Wolves tending to score at home, the hosts would seem to have every chance of making life very difficult for their high-profile opponents.
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