Premier League: Greenwood grabs late win for Manchester United, Tottenham go high
Mason Greenwood’s late winner earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at wasteful Wolverhampton Wanderers within the Premier League on Sunday, breaking the report for the longest unbeaten away run in English Football League historical past within the course of.
Greenwood’s low strike was decisive after Wolves had missed a bunch of possibilities all through the match as United made it 28 unbeaten on the street within the league, beating Arsenal’s report set between April 2003 and September 2004.
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘀.
28 top-flight video games unbeaten on the street.#MUFC pic.twitter.com/9NopndVLVg
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 29, 2021
The residence aspect threw the whole lot at United early on, with Raul Jimenez and Trincao going shut, however the guests in some way clung on till halftime, with out providing a lot as an attacking menace.
Wolves continued to the higher aspect after the break, with David de Gea making a exceptional double save to maintain out two shut vary efforts from Romain Saiss.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Premier League managerial profession by numbers with Manchester United:
🔴 100 video games🔴 53 wins🔴 28 attracts🔴 19 defeats🔴 182 objectives scored🔴 107 objectives conceded
Marking his a hundredth recreation with a win and setting historical past within the course of. 👏 pic.twitter.com/hf6j0421EM
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 29, 2021
Jadon Sancho, who had a quiet full debut, was changed within the second half as United went in quest of the winner, with home-grown teenager Greenwood netting his third in as many video games to grab all three factors.
Wolves have been adamant there was a foul from Paul Pogba within the build-up to the winner however nothing was given, as United made it seven factors from 9 up to now this season to take a seat third within the standings, whereas Wolves keep 18th with no level or purpose.
Tottenham Hotspur go on high, Leeds earn a degree in opposition to Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur maintained its 100% begin to the season with a 1-0 win over Watford on Sunday due to a primary half purpose from Son Heung-Min.
The South Korean’s swerving free kick, three minutes earlier than the break, deceived Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann and located the bottom-right nook.
Spurs’ striker Harry Kane, who had been the topic of a prolonged however unsuccessful switch bid from Manchester City, made his first begin of the season for the membership.
Tottenham heads into the worldwide break on the high of the desk having gained all three video games 1-0 beneath new supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo. Watford are twelfth with three factors.
In the opposite match, Patrick Bamford celebrated his England call-up with the equaliser on Sunday as Leeds United got here again for a 1-1 draw at Burnley within the Premier League.
Leeds has two factors from its opening three video games whereas Sean Dyche’s Burnley had misplaced its opening two video games.