Wolves 2-0 Man United: Ruben Amorim suffers third consecutive defeat with Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan on target to sink 10-men visitors after Bruno Fernandes red card
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Through the Molineux fog and the funk of a desperate first half of the season, Manchester United sank to a new low at the hands of a resurgent Wolves. A fourth defeat in five Premier League games – and fifth in seven in all competitions – saw United end Boxing Day in 14th position in the table, just four places above the relegation zone.
![[Matheus Cunha's opener beat Andre Onana directly from the corner flag with the Man United goalkeeper unable to keep it out]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93501173-14228197-image-a-1_1735241701172.jpg)
It is a remarkable scenario for a team put together at huge expense under Erik ten Hag that actually appears to be going backwards under his successor Ruben Amorim. The decisive goal came from the game’s outstanding player Matheus Cunha, a man who is showing the kind of flair and freedom that United sorely lack at the moment.
![[Hwang Hee-chan completed a memorable result for the hosts in the 99th minute to make it 2-0]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93501375-14228197-image-a-12_1735241992983.jpg)
His second-half corner flew straight in beyond goalkeeper Andre Onana as United’s set-piece nightmare continued to haunt them. It was Cunha’s seventh goal in the last 10 league games and he added a fourth assist in added time when he set up substitute Hwang Hee-chan to compound United’s misery.
![[A very foggy Molineux saw United sink to an all-new low up against a resurgent Wolves]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93501239-14228197-image-a-14_1735242120110.jpg)
Ruben Amorim's side were handed a third consecutive defeat after losing 2-0 at Wolves. Matheus Cunha's opener beat Andre Onana directly from the corner flag with the Man United goalkeeper unable to keep it out. Hwang Hee-chan completed a memorable result for the hosts in the 99th minute to make it 2-0.
![[It was Cunha’s seventh goal in the last 10 league games and he added a fourth assist in added time]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/19/93501171-14228197-image-a-13_1735242115836.jpg)
It was enough to lift Wolves out of the danger zone in Vitor Pereira’s first home game in charge and give the new boss back-to-back wins. That’s the kind of bounce United were hoping Amorim might give them, but any momentum built up under the former Sporting Lisbon boss has already petered out.
