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Wolves fans mock Man Utd, their fans and Mark Goldbridge after Cunha scores from a corner

Wolves fans mock Man Utd, their fans and Mark Goldbridge after Wolves scores from a corner before netting a second late on.

Matheus Cunha scored from a corner and Hee-Chan Hwang’s 99th-minute goal sealed a comfortable win for Wolves’ 2-0 win over Manchester United, who also saw Bruno Fernandes sent off.

Back-to-back wins under new boss Vitor Pereira lifts Wolverhampton Wanderers out of the relegation zone, a point above the drop zone, while Man Utd sit 14th.

Ruben Amorim has now lost four of his seven Premier League games as a manager (W2-D1-L4), holding the record for fewest Premier League games for a Manchester United manager to record his fourth defeat. The previous record was 13 games under Erik ten Hag.

Man Utd have also failed to score in seven of their 18 games, only Southampton and Everton (both nine) have failed to score more often in the top flight this season.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim: “Of course, when you lose, when we don’t win, it’s a step back. It was really hard with the sending off. The goal was similar against Tottenham. Then, we tried. Even with one less guy we tried to and I think we were near something but then Wolves scored the second one. Then, in the end, we tried everything and the transition was 2-0. For us, let’s continue.

Disappointing to concede a similar goal in quick succession: “Yes, against Tottenham. It’s the same. Onana cannot go to the ball I think.”

Do you think it’s a foul?: “I think he cannot go to the ball. He’s trying to reach the ball and some guys are not even looking at the ball but I don’t want to focus on that. I think the good thing is we were near the goal, even with 10 men. That is a good thing, but we lost.”

On Bruno Fernandes’ red card: “It’s so tough to win games in this league with 11 men. With 10 men, it’s more difficult. We have to focus on that.”

Did you have enough in attack before the red card?: “We have to improve the relationships, but we have some moments. We lack a little bit of aggression, but we don’t train. We just play and try to find a better way to win games and that’s it. We can’t control the games like the other ones that we lost. I think we were always in control of the game, not always dominating, but in control of some things, some set-pieces. The sending off was really hard for us.”

On Marcus Rashford: “It’s always the same reason it’s going to be. We have to be the same professionals, the same guys, winning or losing. Losing, I have to be stronger. I will continue with my idea until the end.”

Has he not shown you anything different since leaving him out?: “If he’s not here, you can make your mind up.”

Amorim speaking to BBC’s Match of the Day: “It was in two parts. Different because we played 45 minutes with one man and worse off for us. They suffered with a lot of chances. Even with 10 men, we were near their goal during their half. Again, set-pieces change the game a little bit to make it harder. In the first half, I think we controlled it. Sometimes, we controlled but Wolves made some transitions but we were in control of the game. We had a little bit of a lack of aggression in the last third but we were controlling the game. Then, we have the second half to do something more to change some things and then, the first player sent off was really hard for us.”

On whether they looked like equalising : “Of course. Sometimes, it can be from not the best idea but we tried until the end. I felt we were near the draw more than Wolves were from the second goal. In the last play of the match, everyone was focussed on the draw and suffered another goal.”

On the first goal: “Last week, I saw the same goal against Tottenham. I think Onana cannot go to the ball because he has one man in front, one in the back and in the last moment, is jumping. Just a touch in his back can change the way you see the ball. I saw it last week.”

Are you still not seeing what you want from Marcus Rashford?: “I just do what I think is the best for the team.”

Wolves manager Vitor Pereira, speaking to Amazon Prime: “I think we have good players with quality, just was missing a mental click to play and I think the commitment today and the supporters with us, it’s something special. The Premier League is very special. It’s something that takes a long long time to come here, you understand.”

On his start in the PL: “It’s not easy, the teams have a lot of quality. When you believe in the work, when the communication is a simple communication, everyone knows the tasks and what they should do on the pitch, it’s the quality of the players.”

On getting back-to-back clean sheets: “Usually my teams have good defensive organisation and of course I like to see my defensive line as a swiss clock with coordination. But the other parts, the men in attack and midfield must understand when we should press and when we should wait to be compact. These are the two moments we need to understand together.”

On how he’s found the players: “Before I came I studied the team and in my opinion this team has quality. The energy today with these supporters, today we showed positive energy, confidence in ourselves, confidence in the work we do every day. This is what it is.”

On keeping the positive energy in the team: “I said to them now that it’s not only about tactical things, it’s about spirit, the energy, the commitment, the confidence in themselves. In our lives if we don’t have confidence it’s impossible to achieve the targets.”

On Matheus Cunha’s goal: “We tried to put this ball swinging inside, but it’s his quality. I think it’s not about work, it’s individual quality. He’s a player in my opinion who can reach high standards in this league.”

On the second goal: “This is what I asked them to be. For me a player that has a chance to score and assists is the true spirit of the game. The true spirit of the team is this kind of action. I’m very happy, I can not explain what I’m feeling inside. I’m very, very, very happy.”

 Pereira, speaking to BBC’s Match of the Day: “Very happy to make the supporters happy and to see the true spirit of this team.”

On his approach since arriving at Wolves: “Confidence. A man with confidence can do a lot of good things. If you don’t have confidence in yourself, it will be a problem because you cannot express the power you have inside. In this moment, I think the team is happy. The energy is a positive energy. In tactical situations, we have progressed a little bit. I think the team showed that. The players, they have quality.“

On the opportunity after the red card: “Yes, yes, yes but I like to play 11 against 11 and I appreciate Bruno Fernandes a lot. But this is football. We need to keep our emotional balance on the pitch and after, we felt it was our moment to score. They showed that they wanted to win the game. Not only to draw, but to win the game.

On Matheus Cunha: “He’s very important. Very important. His standard is a high level player. We need high level players, we need him. I hope he can help us every game. He is a good boy, a good person and he is also a leader inside the team.”

On the Molineux reception he received: “This is something amazing. The supporters are amazing. The Premier League is the best in the world in my opinion and we feel this different energy. It’s like I want another game to enjoy. I know it’s not possible to win every time, but I want to see my team enjoy competing until the last minute.”

Wolves scorer Matheus Cunha, speaking to Amazon Prime: “I feel so happy. Vitor came with a lot of energy and we feel this. We come together, we suffer together, we score together. It means a lot, in the stadium you can see how happy they are.

On the impact of new manager Vitor Pereira: “He came here with a lot of energy. He said that he dreamed of coming to the Premier League and we saw this, we can see this energy. We can come with these kind of things.”

On whether he meant to score from a corner: “I was shooting, we train to shoot! The second one I had this luck and scored the goal!”

On Hwang Hee-chan’s goal: “I feel so happy. He talks to me every day saying ‘pass to me, I want to score’ and I passed to him and he scored, everybody’s happy.”

Here’s the social media reaction as Wolves fans mock Man Utd, their fans and Mark Goldbridge after Cunha scores from a corner…

@neastwolf: Quality can we play you every week

@WithamWanderer: you absolute shit heads 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MUSHIIIIIIY:
The fumeeeeee from #MUFC fans with the incident last night with onana…. that my friend is what you call kaladjznic karma.
Think they got screwed over by a man utd fan led PGMOL.
Check the stats concerning wolves on that lads.
Oh & cunha will cost 100mil.
#WWFC
🧡🖤🧡🖤

@ZakMBird: That’s the worst Man United team I’ve ever seen play at Molineux #wwfc

@syncshifter: Finally home, that was more like the old Wolves, I actually enjoyed that. Some great football played tonight compared to the shit we’ve had to put up with. Cunha world class tonight and gets into every PL team playing like that #wwfc #WOLMNU

@TheMilkman85:
How good does it feel waking up to see –
1- We beat Man Poo
2- We are out of the bottom 3 for at least a few days
3- We look like we know what we are doing again
4- The shite lost PAHAHA
What a time to be alive #wwfc

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