It is somewhat unique that Manchester United will bring 2022 to a close against the same opponent that they opened the year against.
The Reds will travel to Molineux to face Wolves on Saturday lunchtime with the ambition of stretching their winning run in all competitions to five matches and bringing the curtain down on a year of two halves with a bang. Tuesday night's 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford moved United to within a point of the top four, meaning a win in the Black Country would lift them into the Champions League places, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, for just over 24 hours at the very least.
Wolves currently find themselves camped inside the relegation places, despite beating fellow strugglers Everton 2-1 in dramatic fashion at Goodison Park on Boxing Day, meaning United will travel to Molineux as favourites to scoop maximum points. The Reds were also favourites to claim all three points the last time the two sides met, despite, back in January, only being separated by two places and six points in the Premier League table.
