Manchester United edged a step nearer to Champions League qualification with a win over a poor Wolverhampton Wanderers that once more highlighted their urgent want for attacking reinforcements this summer time.
Anthony Martial’s first half end from shut vary – solely his fifth Premier League aim of the marketing campaign – was all that separated the perimeters till substitute Alejandro Garnacho finally put the consequence past any doubt within the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Victory drew United stage on factors with Newcastle and 4 forward of Liverpool with three video games to play.
However this was one other of these video games when United’s wastefulness ensured the door remained open for Wolves lengthy after the match ought to have been put to mattress and is likely one of the obtrusive shortcomings supervisor Erik ten Hag should search to appropriate within the switch window.
The Dutchman needs to signal striker Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur and this outing will solely have deepened his need to land the England captain.
Having failed to attain in again to again defeats to Brighton and West Ham and with prime scorer Marcus Rashford unavailable due to a leg harm, there was comprehensible concern about the place the targets had been going to return from and United’s incapacity to see off a weak Wolves within the first half may have pissed off Ten Hag.
Antony arrange Martial for less than his second league aim this yr however the Brazil winger was responsible of a collection of squandered probabilities, not least a header from contained in the six-yard field that he ballooned over the crossbar when it appeared tougher to overlook the goal.
