Manchester United suffered a frustrating end to 2025 as it was held to a 1-1 home draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday as the Premier League’s bottom side collected its third point of the season.
Bringing to an end to a run of 11 straight defeats in the league, Wolves did not look like a side facing almost inevitable relegation as it managed to derail a United team seeking to break back into the top four.
Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee made the most of a rare start by giving United the lead in the 27th minute, fashioning a sliver of space on the edge of the box before scoring with a shot that deflected off Ladislav Krejci.
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Benjamin Sesko almost made it two in the 39th minute but he headed his effort from a corner off the post, summing up a frustrating night for the 22-year-old Slovenian.
Wolves never backed down and Krejci equalised just before the break, Zirkzee giving him a helping hand by sending a defensive header across the box for the Czech to nod back in at the far post.
The tempo remained high in the second half, with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa scrambling to prevent a header from teammate Yerson Mosquera from going into the net, while his United counterpart Senne Lammens pulled off a superb double save to deny Krejci and Mosquera.
Patrick Dorgu thought he had snatched a 90th-minute winner for United, but the goal was chalked off for offside following a VAR review, leaving United sixth in the standings with 30 points. Wolves is bottom with three points from 19 games.
Published on Dec 31, 2025
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