Izuchukwu Okosi
Manchester United late Thursday night snatched a dramatic win against resilient Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 in a breathtaking Premier League game that produced a couple of great moments.
Prior to the meeting between both sides, the headlines had been dominated by Marcus Rashford’night out in Belfast leading to his substitute bench role in the FA Cup against Newport City.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelHowever after the saue was internally resolved, Eric Ten Hag decided to field the England international from the start and hd repaid the trust.
The MBE award winner scored barely four minutes into the game from the edge of the box after receiving a pass from Rasmus Hojlund.
Hojlund moved past Cristiano Ronaldo to become the youngest Manchester United player to provide a goal and assist in back-to-back Premier League games with his performances.
The Danish international scored 22 minutes after Rashford went on target for the Red Devils.
Wolves were awarded a penalty converted by Pedro Neto who sent Andre Onana the wrong way.
Eric Ten Hag responded and introduced Scot Mctominay in the second half and the Scot instantly made an impact with a headed goal from a corner kick.
Max Kilman and Neto scored to make the score toed at 3-3 but 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo produced a moment of magic that belied his age to gift United a precious three points as he found the bottom right corner after dribbling past three Wolves defenders.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
