Manchester United vs Wolves 29/12/2020 Premier League

the floodlights are shining down on the players here at old trafford in manchester i'm derek ray and with me in the comedy position is the former arsenal and england fullback lee dixon and it's all about action from the premier league in this case it is manchester united versus wolverhampton wanderers cheers derek yes excited about this one interesting matchup for me we should get a good game here hopefully [Applause] and here's the lineup for manchester united david de gea between the posts eric bailly plays alongside harry maguire in central defence and potentially a real handful an attack today edinson cavani foul play and as a result a free kick forthcoming [Applause] superb defensive judgment to end the attack well he's a player who just seems to get better and better i'm talking of course about bruno finance lee what do you think we'll see from him in this game well he plays the game as if the ball is his own he lends it to other players he's the glue between the team between the different departments of the team and he links everything together and it took a touch on the way through so a corner here and firing it into the area fred now with rashford rashford far from a good pass rashford unable to hold it [Applause] johnny intercepting it intelligently pretty good reading of the game to win possession back [Applause] they might be on to something chance to finish and it's in one nil they breached the defense well here's the replay and the keeper knows that near post should be his but he left a gap and he got punished so the action continues and work to do for wolves let's see if that girl has shaken them up greenwood paul pogba greenwood only saw the situation developing [Applause] united might be able to cash in rashford and both hands on it good goalkeeping [Applause] fred cavani rashford and a goal to really bolster things for them two in front well we see it again here and the pace and accuracy of this passing is a dream and still with lots to do he unleashes a very powerful effort gave the keeper little chance lovely goal that was it's going their way two-nil given away by manchester united [Applause] johnny it's with moutinho space for wolves out wide and still trying to get the shot off oh good defending to stop a decent looking attack [Applause] rashford take it away he won the ball [Applause] well nicely cut out pogba he continues his run and the keeper's in trouble fair play to the keeper he really anticipated that moment of subtlety well he came off his line he gave the space behind but what a good save in the end and an astute piece of defending nelson samado and taken away [Applause] greenwood pogba decent position this for united to find themselves in given away by manchester united oh he's through here but it can't get through oh stellar defensive work to get back and win possession [Applause] and that pass could be troublesome unable to find the back of the net and still a lot of work ahead of them here well he probably surprised if he scored from there but it is worth an effort united's struggling in terms of possession but to their credit they've been absolutely blistering on the counter attack they just sit back hit you on the brake and it's really working for this team cavani onto bruno fernandesh a very effective clearance [Applause] not a good pass well there is going to be stoppage time but only the one minute for dance and giving it away and that will do it into the second half and wolves know they've got to play much better than they did in the first 45. they just let his opponent glide by a very good tackle paul pogba [Applause] bruno fernandez cavani it's going to be united's free kick he goes short [Applause] for pogba able to get his body in the way alex tellez using all his defensive acumen to cut it out alex dennis has it good looking so they had attacking momentum but not so now can they counter clinically ruben nevis and a decent position for wolves to be in nevis the block from valley oh good vision he might be able to make it through oh crucial tackle brilliant pogba and rashford just knocking it around looking to carve out a chance and back with bruno fernandes fred and now rashford fred and players waiting in the center fred playing with purpose and control wasteful from united [Applause] badge and now it's up to the referee in terms of what to do next nelson tomato and it's united's turn now [Applause] good movement scott mctominay pogba disappointing pass nelson tomato the ball with podense adama [Applause] this attack looks highly promising will it be sensational goalkeeping from david de gea and he's fired over the corner well he was being pursued furiously the effort though nothing to write home about really no i think you give the credit to the defender there just put him off balance scott mctominay so 20 minutes to go from the bake encouraging stuff from united [Applause] perfectly positioned to take it away a very disappointing effort well he's in a great spot as well it's all about the decision-making and he makes the wrong one and he did well to cut it out and the free kick awarded to manchester united well he was flirting with trouble but the referee has decided not to hand out a yellow card and the keeper grabbing hold of that free kick willie bully the high press was very much on well that's really sound goalkeeping not letting the opposition have any scraps well he's given a corner they referee over it comes [Applause] well how many goals are we going to get the chances are just coming thick and fast defensively they're all over the place can they make them pay a little bit more it looks like they can terrific block there this might be the perfect counter-attacking opportunity well an example of a counter-attack that went nowhere ten minutes left for play in this match maciel martial fine goalkeeping to push that away good width from wolves [Applause] it needs an accurate cross could pull one back here and up for grabs off the keeper oh goal to reduce the deficit my goodness that gets the pot boiling it's not over yet well as we see this again derek it's easy to be critical and i'll stress i've never been a goalkeeper but surely he's got to do better than that his mistake leads to the goal no doubt about it [Applause] so there we have it 2-1 well it's really loud in here right now united almost over the line most of the hard work is done [Applause] and pogba taking charge defensively and a good tackle and a clear foul but the referee letting the play flow [Applause] i just couldn't keep the ball marcial thunderbake love pogba well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker [Applause] rashford from the bake and now rashford can he finish well not quite the result he was hoping for with that shot close though [Applause] they're making high pressing work for them here and there goes the final whistle and fans of wolverhampton wonder