• The Red Devils registered a first clean sheet since early October on Boxing Day

• Wolves suffered a sixteenth league defeat of the season on Saturday

• Recommended bet: Manchester United to win and over 2.5 goals

Having experienced contrasting fortunes in last week’s post-Christmas round of fixtures, Manchester United and Wolves clash at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.  

The Red Devils head into this contest on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Newcastle on Boxing Day, while Wolves suffered a 12th loss in a row in all competitions when going down 2-1 at Liverpool on Saturday.

Team news

United are without Bruno Fernandes for the second match in a row due to injury, while there are doubts over the fitness of both Mason Mount and Kobbie Mainoo.

Harry Maguire is almost fully fit after sustaining a thigh strain during last month’s chaotic draw with Tottenham, while Matthijs de Ligt appears to have now recovered from a back complaint.

Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui are all currently participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Wolves’ current injury list is slightly more extensive, with Toti Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Rodrigo Gomes, Dan Bentley and Leon Chiwome all sidelined.

Marshall Munetsi is edging closer to a return, but Ivorian defender Emmanuel Agbadou and Zimbabwean youngster Tawanda Chirewa are away at AFCON.

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The stats

United have lost just one of their last six matches. 

The Red Devils have won eight of the last 11 meetings against Wolves.

Wolves head coach Rob Edwards is yet to earn a single point following his arrival from Middlesbrough in mid-November.

Wolves have managed to win their final match of a calendar year on just one occasion since 2018, a 3-0 triumph over Everton midway through the 2023-24 campaign.

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Prediction

After enduring an inconsistent start to the campaign, United are finally building some momentum and the intense speculation regarding the security of Rubin Amorim’s position has all but subsided.

Amorim’s decision to abandon his beloved 3-4-3 formation against Newcastle suggests a desire to be more pragmatic – and less stubborn – in his approach, while a wave of fresh attacking energy has resulted in United becoming one of the Premier League top-scoring sides.

Only league leaders Arsenal and second-placed Manchester City have scored more goals than the Red Devils this term.

Few will expect Wolves to leave Old Trafford with a share of the spoils, but the visitors could prove tricky opponents. 

Edwards’ side have delivered several brave away performances of late, losing by a one-goal margin at Villa Park, the Emirates and Anfield in the space of the past four weeks.

Furthermore, Wolves emerged 1-0 winners in this fixture last term thanks to Pablo Sarabia’s stunning second-half free-kick.

However, having picked up just two points and conceded an eye-watering 39 goals this season, the West Midlanders may take another pasting as they edge ever closer towards the Championship.

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