Monday's trip to Molineux felt like progress for Manchester United after a 4-1 win over a struggling Wolves, but whether it marks a genuine turning point remains uncertain. United produced their biggest victory of the season, firing 27 shots — their most in a Premier League game since Ruben Amorim took charge — and have now spent more time leading matches this season than they did across the whole of 2024-25. Yet the club's familiar pattern of one step forward, one step back is far from resolved.
Amorim was keen to temper celebrations. Wolves are in a poor patch both on and off the pitch, he said, and United took advantage of that context. The visitors led early but conceded before half-time to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde — Wolves' first goal in 540 minutes — which forced a period of reflection in the dressing room. Amorim spent the interval alone in the dugout and told his players they should have finished the first half differently. He said at half-time 'they understood we have everything to win the game' and that 'we needed to win the second half. It didn't matter the result.' Sir Jim Ratcliffe watched from the directors' box, engaged in animated discussion with director of football
