Vitor Pereira got off to a great start Wolverhampton Wanderers Another hotly contested match as his new, old golden side beat Leicester City 3-0 away from home.
Now the Portuguese coach faces his first test in the league Premier League At Molineux, he will be hoping he can make it two wins from two against a badly damaged Manchester United side.
He will be well aware that this could be a tougher test for his team too, regardless of the Red Devils' recent woes, but he will pray that his best players excel at the King Power Stadium once again.
Wolves' best performance against Leicester
Looking back after the comprehensive win over Ruud van Nistelrooy's lackluster hosts, it was a perfect first introduction to the English game for Pereira, with a number of line-up changes working wonders.
Bringing Goncalo Guedes back into the first-team line-up was one of those inspired changes, with the 28-year-old firing home for the first time to give Wolves an early 1-0 lead after Nelson Semedo found him ready to pounce.
Furthermore, Rodrigo Gomez's start also paid big dividends for Pereira, with the 21-year-old making it 2-0 shortly after Guedes' heroic performance.
The former youth coach was also rewarded by not switching the line-up too often apart from Gary O'Neill's final game, with Jose Sa managing to do just that. Four saves To keep a rare clean sheet, while Santiago Bueno's shaky side was nowhere to be found at the heart of the defense as they won four successful encounters.
However, there is a name yet to be mentioned who Pereira hopes can terrorize the Red Devils' benevolent defense on Boxing Day, and who also impressed during the new manager's first league match.
The Wolves star whom Manchester United wanted to sign
while Matthews Cunha He sealed the three points last time out with a late goal, and this was not the Brazilian's most forceful performance of the season so far, having been an absolute nuisance for Premier League defenses to contain him all season.
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Indeed, the explosive South American boasts a sublime comeback Nine goals and three assists From 17 matches so far, Manchester United is now preparing for elimination after conceding three goals at home to Bournemouth in the last match.
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Goals scored in Manchester United's last five matches |
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They will oppose |
Objectives accepted |
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1. Bournemouth |
3 |
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2. Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
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3. Manchester City |
1 |
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4. Victoria Pilsen |
1 |
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5. Nottingham Forest |
3 |
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Cunha will be confident of his ability to play for Ruben Amorim's side throughout the afternoon based on Manchester United's poor defending of late, which has seen them concede 12 goals over their last five matches in all competitions.
Additionally, despite Wolves' worrying position near the foot of the Premier League table, they can also boast a higher number of goals scored than their less-than-distinguished rivals, with 27 hits He got next to the bottom 21 of Manchester United.
Cunha, of course, recorded nine of these, with His total of Old Golden Goals stands at 25 Now coming off an impressive 2023/24 season, he has also seen him shine in the Premier League, scoring 22 goals.
And he looks set to surpass that sum this campaign, with his former manager in O'Neill always showering him with praise, having described his number 10 as… “amazing” Having helped himself to a brace against Fulham in late November.
Therefore, he will be keen to impress Pereira on Boxing Day to garner more plaudits, adding an extra spice to the mix when you consider that Cunha is said to be He is being monitored By the men of Amorim as a purchase statement in January of this year.
Before the busy transfer window begins, however, the former Atletico star will be fully focused on hurting Manchester United's ego further, which could lead to the new Wolves boss claiming another win later.
