Manchester United travel to Wolverhampton on Boxing Day and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups below.
Wolves vs Manchester United Preview
Wolves parted ways with Gary O’Neil after a run of poor results and the club appointed Vitor Pereira in hopes of turning their season around.
The new manager got off to a strong start in his first Premier League clash, beating Leicester 3-0 at the King Power in a relegation six-pointer.
This results move them to just two points away from escaping the relegation zone and they now sit 18th in the Premier League.
As for the visitors, the Red Devils were humiliated in their last league match as Ruben Amorim suffered a 3-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth.
United have endured a torrid start to the 2024/25 campaign and are currently 13th in the table – nine points from the Champions League places.
Difficulties on the field are not the only issue for the club, with Marcus Rashford’s future being left up in the air after missing out on another matchday squad against Bournemouth.
Wolves vs Manchester United Team News
Wolves will be without Mario Lemina, Pablo Sarabia, Yerson Mosquera, Boubacara Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic and Enso Gonzalez through injury.
Rayan Ait-Nouri may return from his suspension and Matheus Cunha is yet to receive his fate after being charged by the FA for his actions against Ipswich.
Manchester United will not be able to call upon Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof as the trio are not set for a return until 2025.
Marcus Rashford has been left out of United’s last two league matches and is unlikely to return on Boxing Day – while Matthijs de Ligt should return after missing the Bournemouth match through illness.
Wolves vs Manchester United Predicted Lineups
Wolves: Sa; Toti, Bueno, Semedo; R. Gomes, Andre, J. Gomes, Doherty; Cunha, Guedes, Larsen
Manchester United: Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Ugarte, Mazaroui; Fernandes, Hojlund, Amad
Wolves vs Manchester United Prediction
The host may have turned a corner after an emphatic win over Leicester and Vitor Pereira takes charge of his game at Molineux.
United, who are favourites on UK betting sites, were embarrassed in their last league match however we expect the visitors to have enough equality and by two-clear goals.
Prediction: Wolves 1-3 Manchester United
