{"id":223203,"date":"2025-12-09T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/223203\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:30:11","slug":"bruno-fernandes-scores-twice-as-manchester-united-beat-struggling-wolves-to-go-sixth-in-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/223203\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes scores twice as Manchester United beat struggling Wolves to go sixth in Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ruben Amorim fumed after last Thursday\u2019s Old Trafford draw with struggling West Ham and would be forgiven for raging at his players midway through Monday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Fernandes put the visitors into a deserved lead, only for meek stoppage-time defending to allow Jean-Ricner Bellegarde to score Wolves\u2019 first Premier League goal since October 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">But whatever Amorim said at half-time did the trick, with Bryan Mbeumo, Mason Mount and Fernandes hitting the target in front of United-supporting world darts champion Luke Littler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Red Devils move up to sixth with a win that leaves Rob Edwards\u2019 men rooted to the bottom of the standings with just two points from their opening 15 matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wolves fans turned on their players at points during an evening when owners Fosun and chairman Jeff Shi were implored to leave, with many supporters only arriving in the 15th minute in protest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Those home fans in place for kick-off made sure to boo former star Matheus Cunha\u2019s every touch and saw Sam Johnstone deny Diogo Dalot early on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The goalkeeper brilliantly stopped a fizzing Mbeumo effort at Molineux, where chants against the owners &#8211; including \u2018you\u2019ve sold the team, now sell the club\u2019 &#8211; were followed by songs aimed at the players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Wolves conceded a shambolic 25th-minute opener as Andre was dispossessed by Casemiro and Fernandes was allowed to recover from a slip meeting a Cunha pass to turn Emmanuel Agbadou and squirm a shot past Johnstone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The home fans raged and so nearly saw their side concede another minutes later, with Mbeumo denied by Johnstone and Cunha seeing an effort cleared off the line before Amad Diallo volleyed wide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">United continued to push and Diallo\u2019s drive was deflected just wide of his own goal by Agbadou, who also survived a VAR check for handball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There were audible groans as Wolves&#8217; toothless attack faltered, only for Amorim\u2019s retreating visitors to cough up a stoppage-time leveller. David Moller Wolfe had time to hit a cutback from the byline into the ground and stretching Bellegarde struck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It was a rare Wolves goal but there was precious little for them to cheer about after that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">United&#8217;s players met for a huddle before a second half they played with renewed vigour and was only six minutes old when they went ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A strong Luke Shaw challenge on Bellegarde &#8211; one that would force the goalscorer off &#8211; started a counter that saw Cunha play in Dalot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Johnstone rushed off his line and the wing-back smartly played the ball across for Mbeumo to direct into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The United relief was palpable and another followed in the 62nd minute as Fernandes clipped a brilliant ball into the box for Mount to sweep home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Wolves goalkeeper denied Fernandes before both managers made changes, including Jorgen Strand Larsen being replaced to cheers from the home crowd. The striker was clearly irked by the reaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Fernandes saw a free-kick deflect over but would not be denied a second for long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Yerson Mosquera was adjudged to have handled a Diallo attempt and, having been sent to the monitor, referee Michael Salisbury pointed to the spot, from which the skipper slammed home in the 82nd minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Boos greeted the announcement of nine minutes of additional time. 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