Manchester United 1-0 Wolves: 5 Hits and Flops as the Red Devils progress | FA Cup 2019-20 

#2 Flop - Jonny Otto

Jonny Otto had a terrible night at Old Trafford

Starting as a left wing-back, Jonny Otto was by far Wolves' worst player on the day. He was literally anonymous on the day, which can be confirmed by the fact that he had only 36 touches; to put that into context, John Ruddy, the Wolves goalkeeper had more touches (38) than him.

He made one interception, one tackle and played one key pass, but apart from that, he provided nothing. The Spaniard just didn't bust his gut to attack Manchester United and that lack of effort was evident throughout the game. It was as if he was strolling around the pitch, with no intention of accomplishing anything.

Otto's bad performance was one of the biggest reasons why Aaron Wan-Bissaka was largely untroubled.

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#1 Hit - Juan Mata

Juan Mata was at his best again

In the second half, Manchester United had the majority of the ball but Wolves were defending in a good shape and were very deep. Hence, it was pretty clear that some kind of individual brilliance was needed to break the deadlock.

Up stepped Juan Mata, who ran through on goal and beautifully chipped it over the goalkeeper to put United in front and into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

🍟 @JuanMata8#MUFC pic.twitter.com/ADui5rhGfc

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 15, 2020

It is not only his goal that earned him the plaudits; the Spaniard was quite clearly United's best player in the first half and should have had an assist as he played a wonderfully weighted pass for Daniel James, who fluffed his one-on-one opportunity against Ruddy. The 34-year-old also had his effort on goal saved well by the Wolves goalkeeper.

Mata is clearly not in his prime and yet, the quality he possesses in his left-foot is quite evident. He has been brilliant in the last couple of games and it wouldn't come as a surprise if the Spaniard starts on Sunday against Premier League leaders Liverpool.

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