Bruno Fernandes was sent off as Manchester United crashed to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves, while Erling Haaland missed a penalty as crisis-torn Manchester City failed to end their dismal run with a 1-1 draw against Everton on Thursday. United suffered a third successive loss in all competitions to leave new boss Ruben Amorim with five defeats in his 10 games since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag. Fernandes was dismissed two minutes into the second half at Molineux for a second booking after fouling Nelson Semedo.
United's 10 men cracked in the 58th minute when Matheus Cunha's corner went straight in as goalkeeper Andre Onana flapped under pressure from Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno. Hwang Hee-chan compounded Amorim's misery when he tapped in with just seconds left. It was another bitter blow for United, who endured a humiliating 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Old Trafford last weekend after losing 4-3 in the League Cup at Tottenham.
With his team marooned in 14th place -- just eight points above the relegation zone -- Amorim's woes might not be over, with United facing in-form Newcastle on Monday before traveling to Liverpool in their first game of 2025. "It's so tough to win games in this league with 11 men. With 10 men, it's more difficult," Amorim said.
"Of course, when you lose, when we don't win, it's a step back. It was really hard with the sending off." Wolves climbed out of the bottom three thanks to their second successive win under new manager Vitor .
