Wolves Face United Backlash

Manchester United 4 - Wolves 1
Scorers
Manchester United: Nani (17, 56), Rooney (27, 62)
Wolves: Fletcher (47)


Team: De Gea, Rio, Evans, Smalling, Evra (Fryers 67), Jones, Carrick, Valencia, Nani (Young 77), Rooney, Welbeck (Macheda 74)

Was expecting this to be a tough game. Wolves has always given us trouble, especially when they come to park the bus. This season is a little different though, from the few games I've weatched Wolves, they have been adventurous and brave going forward. Today they played Fletcher and Doyle upfront, and instead of doing what most teams do when they came to Old Trafford, Wolves were probably foolishly trying to take the game to us.

Of course I'm not complaining. The opening exchanges were pretty even, but as the game progressed, it was apparent that they were leaving too much space for us to exploit in midfield. Jones and Carrick had relatively easy games and were able to dictate the pace. It was just a matter of time before we opened the scoring with the chances were were creating.

And true enough, Nani found himself with an opening and scored after jinking a couple of defenders before firing low. Rooney added a second in the first half. Wolves were facing a determined United team who had to endure a week of ridicule after being dumped from Europe's premier competition.

The opening of the second half didn't start in the way of the first. United's defenders were caught napping and Matt Javis found time and room to float in a cross which Fletcher headed into the net.

There were fears that we might not hold our nerve in the face of adversity again, but those notions were dispelled 10 minutes later when Nani added his second after good work from Valencia. Rooney made sure of the result with United's fourth and his second. There probably could have been more, alot more but we were unable to add to the tally.

This was possibly one of our better performances in the recent couple of months and exactly what the doctor ordered after our midweek exit. The difference today was that Wolves allowed us too much time and space in midfield, and most importantly, we were able to take our chances.

Our next 6-7 games are really 'must wins'. We'd be facing mostly mid to lower table teams and must make the most of it to push for the title. It will be the clearest indication if we're championship material.