Fernandes sent off as Man Utd suffer new low with defeat at Wolves

Bruno Fernandes was sent off for the third time this season as Wolverhampton Wanderers secured a vital victory over Manchester United to strengthen their survival hopes in a 2-0 win at Molineux.

United’s best chance of an opener in the first half came from Diogo Dalot, who forced Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa into a terrific diving save with an effort from just outside of the box heading towards the top right corner.

Wolves forced Andre Onana into a save of his own when a high delivery into the United box found Jorgen Strand Larsen, whose header looked to squeeze into the top corner before Onana was able to tip it over.

United were dealt a blow just after the restart when Bruno Fernandes was shown his second yellow card of the game for a foul on Nelson Semedo, with Wolves finding the back of the net immediately after – only for Strand Larsen’s shot to be disallowed for offside by VAR.

The hosts finally broke the deadlock as Matheus Cunha swung his corner kick in and past Onana, sparking disbelief from both the United goalkeeper and the Wolves goalscorer.

Despite a late push by Ruben Amorim’s side which saw Harry Maguire’s header claimed by Jose Sa, it was Vitor Pereira’s side who would score a second as a quick break saw Cunha pass to Hwang Hee-chan, who fired past Onana.

The Red Devils drop to 14th in the Premier League, whilst Wolves have lifted themselves out of the relegation zone.