3-4, 0-3! Manchester United fell. They were beaten by 17 points by their arch-enemy. They played away against a Chinese team. Losing = collapse.
The 2024/25 Premier League will continue. During Christmas, the Premier League will not be suspended. This is a tradition in English football. Fans watching the Premier League on Boxing Day has become a big carnival during Christmas. At 1:30 am on December 27th, Beijing time, in a match of the 18th round of the Premier League, the Red Devils Manchester United will challenge the Chinese-funded team Wolves away. Manchester United experienced a change of coach in the middle of the season, was eliminated from the League Cup, and the Premier League fell to its lowest point in history. Amorim is under great pressure.
Wolves vs. Manchester United, Wolves is worth 378 million euros, and the team has Sarabia, Guedes, Cunha, Huang Xican, Larsson, Rodrigo, Dawson, Semedo and other famous players. For Manchester United, Amorim has a luxurious lineup of 795 million euros, with Rashford, Amad, Zirkzee, Ghanacho, Hoylen, B Fee, Eriksen, Casemiro and other stars, and the value of the two teams is quite different.
The Chinese-funded team Wolves is in a slump this season. They experienced the pain of changing coaches midway through the season. In the last round, they won 3-0 away against Leicester City, ending their 4-game losing streak. They are currently ranked 18th in the standings with 12 points with 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, deep in the relegation zone, 2 points behind the relegation safety zone. In the first 17 rounds of the league, Wolves scored 27 goals but lost 40 goals, ranking 7th in terms of goals, but ranked last in defense, with strong offense and weak defense. A total of 11 players in the team scored goals, including Cunha who scored 9 goals and was the team's top scorer.
On the other hand, Manchester United also changed coaches midway through the season. After more than two seasons in charge of the Red Devils, Ten Hag still failed to lead Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League. The results of this season continued to be sluggish. In the end, Ten Hag was dismissed and Amorim from Sporting CP took over the coaching position. However, since Amorim took office, he has led the team in 9 games, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with a winning rate of less than 50%. He was eliminated by Tottenham 4-3 in the League Cup and lost 0-3 away in the last round of the Premier League. Currently, he ranks 13th in the standings with 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses and 22 points.
Manchester United scored 21 goals and lost 22 goals in the first 17 rounds of the league, ranking only 15th in terms of goals and 8th in terms of defense, with weak offense and strong defense. A total of 12 players in the team scored goals, including Ganacho who scored 8 goals in all competitions and is the team's top scorer. In addition, Rashford and Hoylen have scored 7 goals in all competitions. Amad is in the hottest state recently, having scored 5 goals and 7 assists.
Judging from the recent injuries of the two teams, Sarabia, Karadzic, Enso, Traore and Mosquera will be absent from the Wolves due to injuries. For Manchester United, Mount, Lindelof and Luke Shaw are injured and unable to play. Judging from the record of the two teams' confrontation, Wolves have achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in the last 10 encounters, which is completely at a disadvantage. In the past two seasons, Manchester United has defeated Wolves both at home and away. Wolves have been completely suppressed by Manchester United except for the two seasons in the 18/19 season when they were just promoted to the Premier League and remained unbeaten against Manchester United.
For Wolves, the pressure of relegation this season is huge, and they urgently need to grab points to get out of the relegation zone. On the other hand, Manchester United has not solved the problem of Manchester United players' commitment to the game since Amorim took office. They were eliminated from the League Cup and suffered a disastrous defeat in the Premier League. They lost three of the last four Premier League rounds and only won the Manchester City derby. They are 9 points behind the Champions League zone and their prospects for the top four are not good. Manchester United's next schedule is a devil. They will play against Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal in the FA Cup. If they are not careful, they will collapse completely. Therefore, this game is crucial for Manchester United. If they still cannot win, their ranking will drop to a lower position.