3 chances created, 4 shots on target, 4 final third-passes: United star overcame shaky start to rock Wolves in the second half

A superb second-half showing saw Manchester United destroy bottom-of-the-barrel Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 at the Molineux on Monday. It was the visitors who took the lead through Bruno Fernandes, but their joy did not last long as the home side equalised right at the stroke of half-time. Ruben Amorim’s half time team talk seemed to have fired up the Red Devils, who emerged full of purpose in the second half. It did not take them long to retake the lead as Bryan Mbeumo returned to scoring ways. Goals from Mason Mount, and a penalty from the skipper made matters sure, as the away side climbed to sixth in the Premier League table. Bryan Mbeumo looked low on confidence in the past couple of games The Cameroonian, who had scored five times while providing one assist in the first 11 league games, had gone three games without a goal contribution following the November international break. He started slowly against Wolves as well, frequently getting caught out with the ball while generally looking short on confidence. StatNumber Total touches69 Defensive contributions10 Touches in opposition box5 Passes into the final third4 Shots4 Shots on target4 Chances created3 Goals1 stats via Statman Dave But the head coach’s pep talk must have worked on the ex-Brentford ace, as he looked much more up for the fight in the second 45 minutes. Apart from the goal, he also contributed three key passes, while also completed four passes into the final third. He had a total of four shots in the game, with all of them making the keeper work. Rediscovered his scoring boots The Cameroon international received the ball five times in the opposition’s penalty box, and he successfully dribbled past his man once. The 26-year-old worked his socks off defensively as well, making a total of 10 defensive contributions. He completed three tackles, while also recovering the ball seven times. The United No.19 won six of his duels (all stats via fotmob), and his return to goalscoring ways will please Amorim ahead of the key contest against Bournemouth on Monday. The 20-time English league champions will certainly miss his goals and his link-up with Amad when the duo leave for AFCON sometime next week. Feature image Alex Pantling via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25