Rashford comes off bench to fire in winner for Man Utd at Wolves
Win takes Red Devils into EPL top four
England forward, Marcus Rashford on Saturday turned from villain to the classic hero as he came off the bench to fire in the winning goal that helped Red Devils defeat Wolves 1-0 and move Manchester United into the top four of the Premier League.
Manager Erik ten Hag had left Rashford out of his starting line-up for “internal disciplinary” reasons.
But after a disappointing opening period, in which Rashford’s replacement Alejandro Garnacho wasted the visitors’ best chance when his shot was saved by Jose Sa, the England man scored 14 minutes from time.
Rashford picked the ball up outside the Wolves area, then, after exchanging passes with Bruno Fernandes, held off three defenders before driving home his 11th goal of the season in all competitions.
It was the first time he had scored in three successive games for United since December 2019.
The result ended Julen Lopetegui’s two-match winning start as Wolves manager and kept them in the relegation zone.
However, they came so close to snatching a point in stoppage time when Raul Jimenez’s goal-bound header was turned away at point-blank range by David de Gea.
