February 01, (THEWILL) – Manchester United emerged victorious from a thriller at Molineux on Thursday night, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 thanks to an injury-time winner from 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo.
Marcus Rashford silenced critics by opening the scoring just five minutes in before Rasmus Hojlund doubled United’s lead. Wolves fought back in the second half, with goals from Pablo Sarabia, Nathan Collins and Pedro Neto levelling the match at 3-3 in stoppage time before Mainoo’s late heroics.
The match was a tale of two halves, with United dominant in the first 45 minutes. Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane and Hojlund all went close, while the offside rule came into effect to keep the scoreline. Wolves were much improved after the break, with Sarabia scoring a penalty to kickstart the comeback. Substitute Scott McTominay briefly restored United’s two-goal lead, heading home from close range just 80 seconds after coming on.
United manager Erik ten Hag will be delighted with the character shown by his side to claim all three points with virtually the last kick of the game. The result leaves United 7th in the English Premier League table, while Wolves stay 11th after a fourth straight defeat in this fixture.
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