Manchester United vs Wolverhampton squad predictions: Team news ahead of today’s Premier League match

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Wolves travel to Old Trafford this evening to compete against Manchester United in the Premier League.

It’s a showdown between seventh and ninth in the table with both having gaps in play as Covid continues to force delays across the league.

Wolves have not played since their 0-0 draw with Chelsea on December 19 and United returned to the field on December 27 against Newcastle.

United’s recent form has drawn criticism, but interim manager Ralph Rangnick has found positives from the burgeoning partnership between Edinson Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo.

“It is important that these two players are on the plane,” the United boss said. “The work ethic shown today with Mason and Jadon was very important.

“They had to do a lot of passive team drills to make sure we kept them as far out of our penalty area as possible, and that had to start with the four up front.

“When you play with such compensation in the squad, it is important that they work together offensively and have a defensive work ethic and they both did a lot for the team.”

Here’s everything you need to know about the game:

When is it?

The match will kick off at 5:30 pm on Monday 3 January at Old Trafford.

How can I watch?

The match will be available to watch on Sky Sports and subscribers can also stream the game via the Sky Go app.

If you’re not a Sky customer, you can get the NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Team news

United are set to miss Victor Lindelof (Covid) and Paul Pogba (groin). While Eric Bailly is absent from the task of the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast.

Bruno Fernandes is back from suspension though.

Meanwhile, the wolves are left without Hwang Hee-chan, Yerson Mosquera, Pedro Neto, Johnny, and Willie Polly.

Ryan Ait Nouri also suspects a groin problem.

Expected lineups

Man United: De Gea; Dalot, Varane; Maguire, Telles; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Fernandez; Ronaldo, Cavani

wolves: sa; Saiss, Cody, Kellman; Markal, Moutinho, Neves, Dendoncker, Kee-Jana Heffer; Jimenez, Daniel Bodens

Prospect

Man United – 8/15

Draw – 5/16

Wolves – 9/2

prediction

United may not be the team they used to be, but they should be able to pull off a win in front of the host crowd. Wolves have had a fight this season but the results haven’t quite gone their way and the match will be played at Old Trafford in the same fashion. United 2-0 Wolverhampton.

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