Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a fortuitous 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday. The result left United on 30 points from 15 games, two behind champions and leaders Liverpool who visit Newcastle United on Wednesday ~today), while Wolves stayed 12th on 21 points. Rashford gave United the win when it seemed the game was heading for a goalless stalemate, with his left-footed shot taking a deflection off Romain Saiss and beating goalkeeper Rui Patricio at the near post. Rashford acknowledged United ground out the win after a laboured performance although manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deployed an adventurous formation with three forwards behind striker Edinson Cavani. “Today was tough but we expected a tough game and managed to get over the line,” Rashford told the BBC.

Source: The Star December 29, 2020 23:03 UTC