But Wolves levelled early in the second half through a terrific Joao Moutinho strike.
Jose Mourinho digs out Man United’s ‘attitude’
In his post match interview, Jose Mourinho made it crystal clear why Man United dropped two points against Wolves.
The Special One dug out his team for not showing the correct “attitude” in the game.
By contrast Mourinho showered praise on Wolves for treating the game like the “World Cup final”. The Man United boss said:
It was a fair result. I think Wolves played how I like to play which is like a World Cup final.
That is the attitude that I like my team to have. They had it and we didn’t.
Wolves were in the game from the first minute. We started poorly and it it difficult to win matches when you are not there.
"Wolves played like it was the World Cup final – they play how I like to play"
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Sir Alex Ferguson returns to Old Trafford
There was an amazing sight at Old Trafford as Sir Alex Ferguson returned to the Theatre of Dreams for the first time since falling ill.
Sir Alex needed emergency brain surgery in May.
Unsurprisingly, the Man United crowd gave Ferguson a standing ovation as he took his seat in the crowd.