At the 1100th milestone of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo was humiliated and completely crushed by the away Wolves at the Dream Theater. 4-15 at half-time and 8-19 before conceding goals, United's performance on the offensive end was a disaster. As the team's number one star, Ronaldo not only got 2 shots on goal, but also made a big mistake, almost causing the team to concede a goal.
A focus battle in the 21st round of the Premier League was played by Manchester United at home to Wolves. Before the game, United were 7th with 31 points, four points away from the top four. It is worth mentioning that in this game, C Ronaldo is the captain of the Manchester United field, which is the second time in his career and the first time that Ronnick has served as the captain of the Manchester United field after taking office.
In the 7th minute, Manchester United made a steal at the back, greenwood made a long-range direct pass, directly to the top of the C Ronaldo, who broke into the box with the ball to hit the goal, only to be blocked by the defender. Cristiano Ronaldo split the ball down the right and Greenwood's cross was intercepted.
In the 26th minute, Luke Shaw was directly blocked on the left side, C Ronaldo turned around outside the penalty area and directly slashed the ground, because the distance was too far and the shot was too positive, the result was confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper. It was also the first time that United had really threatened the opponent's goal since the opening, and the first time the whole team had shot on target.
It is worth mentioning that Wolves have had up to 8 shots in a single game in the previous 4 rounds, and have had 8 shots on goal in the first 20 minutes against Manchester United. This can be seen that there are major problems in United's midfield defense.
In the 35th minute, Wolves' powerful shot outside the penalty area was released by the Manchester United defender, C Ronaldo's back to the head of the ball back to the teammates, the result of a oolong pass, the opponent player in the penalty area intercepted the first time to the perimeter, and then again sent the ball to the box, the middle of the road to cover the goal, once again threatening the Manchester United goal. C Ronaldo is busy making mistakes and causing disaster.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United Wolves had a shooting ratio of 4-15, a shooting ratio of 1-4, and in terms of corner kicks, Manchester United was far behind 0-6. According to statistics, Manchester United was shot 15 times in the half, making Wolves the team with the most shots in the first half of the Premier League in 18 years. This is undoubtedly a great shame for Manchester United.
In the 54th minute, Manchester United launched a counterattack with a broken ball at the back, Greenwood suddenly divided the ball to the right side of the field, but the passing power was obviously too large, fortunately, C Ronaldo rushed back to save the ball and gave Wan Bissaka the first time. Because it was too late to brake, C Luo directly hit the billboard outside the field.
In the 67th minute, Manchester United launched an attack in the middle of the road, Matic inserted into the penalty area at high speed, inverted triangle pass near the bottom line, B Fei pushed the ball but was rejected by the goalpost. It was also the closest United had ever come to scoring a goal.
In the 82nd minute, Traore dribbled the ball on the right and fed Luke Shaw's cross, Matic's header went wrong and the ball came to the feet of Moutinho outside the box, who unloaded the ball and volleyed into the goal, finally breaking the deadlock for the team. It is worth mentioning that in front of this breakthrough, the shooting ratio between Wolves and Manchester United is as high as 19-8, and the goal can be said to be a natural success.
In the 95th minute, Jones created a foul outside the opposing penalty area to win a very good set-piece opportunity for the team, and B Fei's direct shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the end, Manchester United was unable to return to heaven, losing 0-1 at home to Wolves and losing the first game of the new year. It is worth mentioning that this game is significant for Wolves, as it is the first time in their Premier League history that they have attacked Old Trafford. This undoubtedly made Manchester United even more embarrassed.