Wolves appeared emboldened when Ruben Amorim turned to his bench for fresh legs and brought on 20-year-old Leny Yoro, the most experienced outfield player available, and 17-year-old debutant Bendito Mantato. Moments later, Jhon Arias saw a dangerous shot from 20 yards deflected marginally wide by Dalot’s perfectly-timed sliding block.

Initially, he plumped for the obvious tactic of shifting Ladislav Krejci from centre-back to the middle alongside Joao Gomes. But the late loss of Santiago Bueno to a dead leg meant Krejci was needed in defence. Something out of the ordinary was needed in midfield.

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United were held to a draw by the Premier League's bottom-placed side in an embarrassing display for Amorim's men

The Premier League's bottom side ended a run of 11 straight defeats, after Ladislav Krejci's header cancelled out Joshua Zirkzee's first top-flight home goal in over a year

On the positive side, Manchester United finish 2025 in 6th place in the Premier League table, but the downside is that a win over last-place Wolves would have put them 4th instead.

Furious stand-in skipper Lisandro Martinez has said Manchester United "can't miss points" like they did against rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.

Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday to climb into the top four in the table and condemn Wolves to an unwanted record for the longest winless start in Premier League history with 18 games.