Premier League: Exhausted Manchester United lack quality, says Amorim after draw against Wolves

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side «lacked quality» to break down a Wolves team without a Premier League win all season, in the latest blow to the chances of Champions League football next season.

Wolves secured just their third point of the campaign and snapped a 12-match losing streak as Ladislav Krejci’s header canceled out Joshua Zirkzee’s deflected opener in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

United were missing captain Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount and Kobbie Mainoo through injury, while Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo are absent for the Africa Cup of Nations.

“We have a lack of fluidity and then a lack of quality and then a lack of chance creation, and then we suffer a goal from a set-piece,” Amorim said.

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“These details are important to win these games in difficult moments.”

United remain two points outside the top four in sixth place.

But they could have been well on course for a return to the top flight of European football next season had they failed to win four of their last five home games.

However, Amorim remains confident that his side will finish the season strongly once the key players are fit and available again.

“I think we are in a situation where you have a lot of players out at the same time.

«Of course, when you play Casemiro and (Manuel) Ugarte in the middle, you know this is different than when you have Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount or Bruno, that’s normal. We just need to recover our players, the players from AFCON to return and then the fluidity will be different.»

“If we get all the players back, I have every confidence that we will be a strong team, I have no doubt about that.”

Published on December 31, 2025