Manchester United will aim to get back to winning ways in the Premier League when they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon.
United are unbeaten in their last 27 Premier League away games (W17 D10) – if they avoid defeat here they will set a new record for longest unbeaten away run in English Football League history.
Manchester United have lost just one of their last eight Premier League meetings with Wolves (W4 D3), going down 2-1 at Molineux in April 2019.
Wolves lost this exact fixture 2-1 on the final day of the 2020-21 season – they’ve not lost consecutive home league games against Manchester United since December 1967.
Wolves have lost each of their last five Premier League games, scoring just one goal in the process. They’ve also lost five of their last seven home league games (W2), as many as they had in their previous 20 at Molineux (W9 D6).
In the first two matchdays of the Premier League season, only Liverpool (46) attempted more shots than Wolves (42). They also had the sixth-highest expected goals tally (3.2) of the 20 teams, yet they are still looking for their first league goal under Bruno Lage
Manchester United Team News:
On Thursday, it was revealed that Scott McTominay underwent surgery to treat a groin issue, and the Scotland international is now set for a spell on the sidelines.
Marcus Rashford has gone under the knife to address a shoulder problem that plagued him for a good chunk of the 2020-21 season, and he is facing at least another month on the sidelines.
Edinson Cavani returned to Manchester United training before the trip to Southampton but was not deemed ready to face the Saints. However, the Uruguayan striker should be in contention to feature this weekend.
Alex Telles injured his ankle during pre-season training, and Solskjaer expects the left-back to miss the whole of August, effectively ruling him out of this contest.
Dean Henderson is feeling “much better” after recovering from a bout of coronavirus, according to Solskjaer, and the shot-stopper could be ready to make his comeback against Wolves after being put through his paces in training.
Phil Jones is finally nearing a return to action after his serious knee problem and recently featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Burnley. The center-back is thought to be in Solskjaer’s plans this term but may not be passed fit for competitive action just yet.
Eric Bailly is back in training with United after representing Ivory Coast at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but it remains to be seen if he will be deemed match fit for the trip to Molineux.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, DVB; Sancho, Fernandes, Pogba; Greenwood
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