Kobbie Mainoo scored a sensational 97th-minute winner for Manchester United after Wolves themselves had levelled in stoppage time in a stunning 4-3 game at Molineux.
Marcus Rashford, restored to the team, opened the scoring and Rasmus Hojlund doubled the lead before the break with United dominant but the drama had hardly begun.
Pablo Sarabia pulled one back from the spot before another substitute, Scott McTominay restored the two-goal advantage. Max Kilman’s late goal offered Wolves hope and Pedro Neto thought he had secured a point before Mainoo’s magnificent winner.
It was a breathless contest to ultimately delight the visiting Manchester United support, although even the crestfallen home team were applauded from the pitch.
Wolves had not lost at home since being beaten by Liverpool in September and could have moved above United with victory. Instead, they remain 11th in the table while Ten Hag’s team are up to seventh.
Wolves 3-4 Manchester United Post-Match Facts
- Four of the last five 90th-minute winning goals in the Premier League by players aged 18 or younger have been for Manchester United: Federico Macheda (April 2009 vs Aston Villa), Marcus Rashford (August 2016 vs Hull), Alejandro Garnacho (November 2022 vs Fulham) and Kobbie Mainoo (February 2024 vs Wolves).
- Manchester United have won three of their first four matches in 2024 in all competitions (D1), after ending 2023 with just two wins in nine matches (D2 L5).
- Wolves suffered their first home Premier League defeat since losing 3-1 to Liverpool in September, ending a run of eight successive unbeaten games at Molineux.
- Rasmus Højlund has now both scored and assisted in each of his last two Premier League appearances – at the age of 20 years and 362 days, he is the youngest Manchester United player to achieve this, with Cristiano Ronaldo the previous youngest, aged 21 in 2007.
- Manchester United have conceded two or more goals in five consecutive league games for the first time since November 1977 (run of six).
- Gary O’Neil has lost all four of his Premier League managerial matches against Manchester United (two with Bournemouth, two with Wolves). He has lost more Premier League games against the Red Devils than any other team.
- Manchester United are only the second Premier League team to concede 50 goals in all competitions this season (now 52), along with Sheffield United (59). This is the fewest number of games into a season (32) that Manchester United have shipped 50 goals in all competitions since the 1977-78 season (31st game), and the earliest into a season by date that Manchester United have conceded their 50th goal in all competitions since 2001-02, when they did so on January 26th.
- Marcus Rashford has either scored (3) or assisted (1) in each of his last four Premier League appearances for Manchester United, his best run of games with a goal or assist since January/February 2023 (five in a row).
- Rasmus Højlund now has 11 goal involvements for Manchester United in all competitions (9 goals, 2 assists), with six of those coming in his last five appearances (4 goals, 2 assists).
