Manchester United lose at Wolves: Set piece woes, Bruno Fernandes red card doom Red Devils on Boxing Day
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The Red Devils are 11 points from the top four and just eight from relegation
With a 2-0 loss away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ruben Amorim may be beginning to see that turning around things for Manchester United is a tougher challenge than even he expected. The match was already getting out of hand when Bruno Fernandes was sent off in the 47th minute with a second yellow card but it went from bad to worse. The sending off is Fernandes' third of the season although one suspension was rescinded. Then Matheus Cunha had a goal to remember for Wolves' winner. Hwang Hee-chan would add a dagger to put it out of sight in the 98th minute of play at the Molineux Stadium.
Setting up to take a corner kick, Cunha bent in his corner kick for an olympico finish as Andre Onana was helpless in net. It's the second time in a week that United have conceded a goal directly from corner kick as dead ball defense is quite an issue for the Red Devils who have now slipped to 14th in the Premier League, almost as close to the relegation zone as they are to the top-five.
Not counting penalty kicks, United have allowed a league-high 14 goals from set plays in the Premier League and EFL Cup, joint top with their opposition in Wolves. Most of those have also come since Amorim coached his first game in November with eight of those 14 goals hitting the back of the net.
