Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho struck as Manchester United notched a cushty 2-0 Premier League residence win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday that moved it a step nearer to a return to the Champions League.
With the highest 4 qualifying instantly for subsequent season’s group stage, United is fourth within the desk on 66 factors, 4 forward of fifth-placed Liverpool with each side having three video games left. Wolves are thirteenth on 40 factors.
In a sport performed primarily at a sluggish tempo, United’s Brazilian winger Antony curled a shot extensive within the ninth minute after sloppy Wolves defending, and he continued to supply a artistic spark as he frequently minimize in from the precise wing onto his favoured left foot to shoot.
The 23-year-old headed over from point-blank vary on the half-hour mark however he made amends two minute later, tearing down the precise on a fast counter-attack and squaring the ball for Martial to fireside residence.
Antony was within the thick of the motion once more on the hour mark as Bruno Fernandes back-heeled the ball to him on the sting of the field, however the 23-year-old Brazilian’s shot deflected simply extensive of the close to submit.
Fernandes ought to have made it two when he minimize in from the left and fired from shut vary within the sixty fourth minute however Wolves’ debutant keeper Daniel Bentley saved his shot, and Jadon Sancho’s related effort was additionally stored out.
With the Wolves assault trying utterly toothless, Casemiro pressured one other advantageous save from Bentley within the 82nd minute with a dipping shot, and substitute Wout Weghorst headed over the bar from shut vary from the ensuing nook, however the second objective ultimately got here.
Brought off the bench within the 82nd minute after a protracted spell out resulting from an ankle damage, Garnacho wrapped up the three factors with a long term and shot that bounced off the within of the right-hand submit deep into stoppage time to seal the win.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com