Page 5 - Wolves 2-1 Manchester United: 5 reasons why the Red Devils lost the game

#1 Lacking goal-scoring instincts

Lukaku could have helped Manchester United

Perhaps Romelu Lukaku would have helped United be more aggressive in the final third. The Belgian has been brilliant of late and had been on a fine goalscoring run before picking up an injury that ruled him out of the game. In his absence, the other men in the team failed to take up the responsibilities.

Lingard was lively but lacked full fitness. Martial was quite effective in the left-hand side and his combination with Luke Shaw had Wolves worried. But the Frenchman seemed to have left his shooting boots back home. Marcus Rashford was inspired, shooting with confidence from various areas of the pitch and also scored a goal, but none of the front three had the presence in the box that could trouble the home team.

United lacked a proper No. 9 on the night, a target man to aim crosses at. Even the midfielders failed to have an impact, as neither of Pogba, Herrera, and Matic could muster a shot on target. United had to pay the price and are now out of the FA Cup.

About the author

Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5 million reads.

Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

Know More

Edited by Sujith M

Wolves 2-1 Manchester United: 5 reasons why the Red Devils lost the game | FA Cup 2018-19

#1 Lacking goal-scoring instincts