Wolves 2-1 Man Utd: Messi and Barcelona will lick their lips as Solskjaer suffers an expensive defeat

A second defeat to the Wolves in 17 days left Manchester United looking for a much less intimidating opponent at the moment. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces the World Cup and no longer relies on the FA Cup. must test period of his embryonic spell in charge.

Next step? Barcelona!

After a start Tuesday at Molineux, United played too long in themselves. When Ashley Young was sent off early in the second half, her 2-1 defeat was inevitable.

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Looking at this, Ernesto Valverde and his team of coaches will rise to the idea of ​​going to Old Trafford for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League next Wednesday. If Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez can separate United twice in just a fortnight, imagine what Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez might be able to do.

United had started as a burning house, playing high energy and asking all kinds of questions to the Wolves. The British seemed to have been surprised by United, which started with a return to three. The change of form allowed the Reds to badert more in the midfield battle that they had lost so easily during their fall in the FA Cup at Molineux. month.

It's not a surprise when they took the lead in the 13th minute, even though the source was unusual. Fred scored the ball for Scott McTominay 25 yards from goal and the Scottish international triggered a skimming effort along a wet surface and beyond the desperate dive of Rui Patricio.

Both midfielders were included as part of the Solskjaer overhaul after the unconvincing 2-1 win over Watford this weekend. Marcus Rashford was sick and Ander Herrera was injured, but there were four more changes, the Norwegian looking for a more dynamic performance.

They only delivered one for 25 minutes, and once Fred had lost possession of his ball too easily in the preparation of Diogo Jota, United equalized.

Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard had already ducked twice, but in reality, United never really made too many openings once the Wolves leveled up. Suddenly, they easily lost the fight in midfield and there did not seem to be anyone willing to take the challenge and accept the challenge.

Paul Pogba was again disappointing, having seen his standards drop a bit last month, while Lukaku's touch let him down on the rare occasions when United tried to take offensive positions.

Young's dismissal for two late challenges in the space of five minutes resulted in a possession period ball for the Solskjaer team but Chris Smalling quickly gave the advantage to David de Gea, who was trying to stand out. The Wolves were probably successful.

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United were far from being appalling, but they simply do not seem able to handle the key moments of the game and this will have been a source of concern for their coach.

This is the first time United has lost after scoring for the first time since defeating 2-1 against Swansea under Louis van Gaal in August 2015, but that can not be considered a surprise if the takes into account his level of performance in the important moments of the match.

The opportunity to evolve their game at key times will potentially define their fate in the Champions League against Barcelona over the next two weeks, and they will have to react much better to have a chance against Messi and his company.