Manchester United suffered a frustrating end to 2025 when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday as the Premier League bottom side took their third point of the season.
Wolves ended a run of 11 straight defeats in the league and looked nothing like a side facing almost inevitable relegation as they managed to derail a United team trying to break back into the top four.
Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee made the most of a rare start to put United ahead in the 27th minute, creating a sliver of space on the edge of the penalty area 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 evening for the 22-year-old Slovenian.
Wolves never backed down and Krejci equalized just before half-time. Zirkzee lent him a helping hand by sending a defensive header across the penalty area for the Czech to nod back in at the far post.
The pace remained high in the second half, with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa straining to prevent teammate Yerson Mosquera’s header from finding the net, while his United counterpart Senne Lammens made a brilliant double save to deny Krejci and Mosquera.
Patrick Dorgu thought he had scored the winner for United in the 90th minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review, leaving United in sixth place in the standings with 30 points. Wolves are at the bottom with three points from 19 games.
Published on December 31, 2025
