Manchester United 1-1 Wolves: 3 things that went wrong for Mourinho’s men

#1 Martial’s introduction came too late

Martial was introduced as a second-half substitute

Sometimes it is difficult to understand what goes through the minds of coaches and, Jose Mourinho’s decision to leave Anthony Martial on the bench was just baffling. The French forward was one of the bright spots during Man United’s 3-0 win over Young Boys in midweek and even scored in that game.

However, Mourinho opted to start the off-colour Alexis Sanchez against Wolves, leaving Martial on the bench. Alexis is very talented and more experienced than Martial, but the Chilean is currently struggling and it is surprising that he continues to get the nod over the former Monaco attacker.

For the better part of 60 minutes, Alexis did nothing against Wolves. On the contrary, Martial sparked that left wing into life when he was introduced into the game.

There is no need continuing to start a player who is clearly off form. And as it stands, it is clear that had Martial been introduced earlier, the result could have been different. The France international plays a more direct style and is a better attacker when it comes to one-on-one duels with defenders. But his introduction was simply too little too late for him to have any meaningful impact on the game.