![[GOAL 리뷰] ‘Rashford Theater Goal’ Manchester United jump to 2nd place over Wolverhampton](https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/78/a2/marcus-rashford-man-utd-2020-21_npssdjm3mbnx1qba70nlso2r8.jpg?t=-1582184266&quality=60&h=300 "[GOAL 리뷰] ‘Rashford Theater Goal’ Manchester United jump to 2nd place over Wolverhampton")
Manchester United grabbed Wolverhampton and jumped to second place.
[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyung-joong = Manchester United jumped to second place beating Wolverhampton.
Manchester United won 1-0 in the 2020/21 Premier League round 16 home game against Wolverhampton held at Old Trafford on the 30th at 5 am (Korean time). With an additional 3 points, Manchester United pursued the lead Liverpool with 2 points.
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Home team Manchester United came out in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Goalkeeper De Gea put on gloves, and Wan Visaka, Bai, Maguire, and Teles made a four-back. Joongwon was played by Pogba and Matic, and Greenwood, Fernandez and Rashford helped Kabani in the front line to score. Against this, Wolverhampton came out with 3-5-2. Goalkeeper Patricio, Kilman, Sais, Codyga Sribaek, Ait Nuri, Mutinyu, Vitigna, Neves, Hoeverga Jungwon, Neto and Traore played in the front.
Manchester United marked the start of the attack with Rashford’s shooting in the 8th minute of the first half. On the 11th minute, Wolverhampton faced Vitigna’s mid-range shot. In the 22nd minute, Romain Sais’ header shot hit the post from a free kick. Sais showed off a powerful height following the last game.
In the 34th minute, Manchester United had a decisive opportunity. Bruno Fernandes penetrated the cross that came up from the right and touched it. However, he was blocked as he went straight to goalkeeper Patricio. Five minutes later, De Gea’s goalkeeper saved Sais’s shot, and Manchester United passed the crisis. Thus, both teams ended the first half without a goal.
At the start of the second half, Manchester United subtracted Teles and introduced Luke Shaw. Shaw moved actively, breathing with the lashport on the left side. Both teams did not have a chance to say this in the early half of the second half. It was not easy to put the ball to the front line due to the tight mid-won fight. Wolverhampton also strengthened the attack by subtracting Vitigna in the 10th minute and putting in Podence.
In the 19th minute of the second half, United replaced Greenwood with Marshall to make a difference. In the 23rd minute Wolverhampton pulled in Fabio Silva without Neto. Both teams tried to pay off by replacing players. On the 24th minute, Manchester United shook the net in a corner kick. Vi took Shaw’s corner kick to the head, and Kabani kicked the ball from the defence. However, he was judged offside.
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In the 26th minute, De Gea’s great save came out. Blocked Wolverhampton’s doorstep header shot. However, an offside decision came out. Manchester United faced Pogba’s cool mid-range gun in the 30th minute, blocked by Patricio goalkeeper, but made Wolverhampton nervous with a powerful shot. In the 36th minute, Wolverhampton’s Ait Nouri shot after a solo dribbling, but was blocked by a De Gea goalkeeper’s super save.
At the end of the game, Manchester United scored the first goal. Rashford caught the long ball from the rear, entered the box and shot with his left foot, and the ball hit Sais and sucked into the goal. Eventually the match ended with a 1-0 Manchester United victory.