Chris Sutton is pictured ahead of the Fiplay Cup final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park on February 26, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Chris Sutton expects Manchester United to be in trouble again when they face Wolves on Boxing Day.
The Red Devils are reeling after a miserable week as they crashed out of the EFL Cup 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur before losing 3-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League for the second year in a row.
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as a result of, united The team occupies 13th place in the standings, nine points behind the Champions League places, but only 10 points behind the relegation zone.
Next up for the Red Devils is a trip to Molineux to face a Wolves side at the highest level after beating Leicester 3-0 in Vitor Pereira's debut.
Chris Sutton makes a bleak prediction about the Wolves-Manchester United match
Can United get back on track against the team ranked 18th in the English Premier League table?
Not according to Chris Sutton.
“I usually get a fair bit of reaction on social media when I predict a Manchester United defeat, but it's been very quiet since I said they would lose to Bournemouth on Sunday,” the former Celtic and Blackburn striker wrote in his predictions column. BBC Sport.
He continued: “I did not think the result would be 3-0 again, but the reason I left with the Cherries team is because they won at Old Trafford last season, and since then, they have improved at the moment.” United have gone backwards. So, was this really a surprise?
“Moving to this game, the same thinking applies. Why would anyone look at Ruben Amorim's side and back them to beat Wolves? I can't think of any compelling reason why anything would be different here.
“I feel sorry for Amorim that he arrived with such excitement about his appointment, but after only a few weeks, he must be keenly aware of the scale of the task he faces to turn things around.
“United have wasted a fortune building this team and, as Amorim says, he is still trying to find his best squad. This is a trial period for him but he has to deal with issues like Marcus Rashford's future as well. He has a lot to sort out.
“It's hard to know what Wolves will be like as well. One of the positives of their win over Leicester in Vitor Pereira's first game was keeping a clean sheet but you have to remember that the Foxes are a very average team.
“So, as poor as United are, I wouldn't pick Wolves to win this one either. Instead, I think this game will be a tight match and it has a draw written all over it.”
