"Up against what could prove statistically the worst team in Premier League history, United were the inferior side for swathes of the game. Just Wolves' third point of the season came at Old Trafford. Arriving on an 11-match losing run, they may depart with regrets they did not record their first victory of a miserable season. For United, now with a lone win in their last five home games, it was both the result and the manner of it that jarred."
"Indeed, Joshua Zirkzee was involved in two goals; perhaps it was too much for United to ask that they would score both. It was a sign of how poor the Dutchman was that, despite scoring, he was still hauled off at half-time It was Zirkzee's first Premier League goal at Old Trafford in over a year; a collector's item, if scarcely a classic."
Manchester United drew 1-1 with Wolves at Old Trafford, with Wolves earning only their third point of the season. United were the inferior side for long periods and have won only once in their last five home matches. Joshua Zirkzee's deflected goal and a near-comical own-goal chance from Yerson Mosquera were the closest to a winner. Rob Edwards earned his first point as Wolves manager after an 11-match losing run. Both teams suffered heavy absences; Mason Mount was among United's eight absentees while Wolves were depleted by injuries, suspension and the African Cup of Nations.
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