Man Utd 1-0 Wolves: Player ratings as Varane header seals scrappy win
Manchester United started the 2023/24 Premier League win with a narrow 1-0 win over Wolves decided by a second half from Raphael Varane, against the run of play. Marcus Rashford forced an early save from Jose Sa after being played in by Antony to the right of centre, but his effort lack venom or conviction – the United striker barely otherwise touched the ball during the opening stages. The home side were dominating possession in those early exchanges, but neither they nor the west midlands visitors were doing enough to consistently test the other. The first real chance for Wolves came almost half an hour in, the result of Matheus Cunha breaking at speed and feeding Pablo Sarabia, whose effort took a slight deflection off wide of the far post. Cunha himself fizzed one not far off target not long after. United players screamed for a penalty shortly before half-time when Rashford’s close-range header struck the arm and body of Nelson Semedo, but a VAR check came and went without interv...