Wolves are taking on Manchester United this weekend in the Premier League and are looking to extend their winning run.
Wolves made it four wins on the spin in the Premier League for the first time last weekend after beating Tottenham Hotspur.
It was a brilliant 4-2 win, although Wanderers benefitted from some calamitous Spurs defending at times.
Jorgen Strand Larsen continued his goalscoring run, and now has five goals in four games.
It was just a top team performance, and it would be no surprise if Vitor Pereira went unchanged again if everyone was fit. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Matt Doherty were early substitutes against Spurs due to injury.
That said, Pereira has teased that he could start making changes and adopting new tactics in the final games of the season.
Manchester United are there for the taking, but how does pundit Paul Merson see it?
Paul Merson predicts the score of Manchester United vs Wolves
Wolves are flying at the moment and confidence is soaring.
Pereira has totally changed the picture at Molineux, and there’s newfound optimism that the Portuguese can get Wolves back on track.
Many feel very confident of a result against United this weekend.
For Paul Merson though, the spoils will be shared. And he also feels Matheus Cunha – who is wanted by Manchester United – may see this game as an audition
He told Sportskeeda: “Contrary to what we thought after the derby, Manchester United have not really improved. I thought they were poor against Newcastle and now face a Wolves, who seem to have turned a corner in recent weeks. I’m sure Manchester United will know that the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon is a bigger game than this one.
“Even if they beat Wolves 10-0 after losing that tie, it still would be a massive disappointment. If Manchester United get it right, all it takes them is three games to get back in the Champions League by winning the Europa League – that should be their aim.
“Wolves will look to play their game wherever they go and that’s why I believe this is a risky game for United. Matheus Cunha will consider this game a big audition for himself and if he gets going, I think Wolves can hurt the hosts at Old Trafford.”
Wolves and Manchester United head to head
Wolves are certainly in much better form than United at the moment.
There is every chance that Wolves can win again this Sunday, with United’s focus the Europa League. The Red Devils could have fatigue coming into the game at the weekend.
In terms of the head to head record between these two, there have been 114 meetings so far. Manchester United have won 56, Wolves have won 38 and there have been 20 draws.
| Man United and Wolves head to head |
| Meetings – 114 |
| Man United wins – 56 |
| Draws – 38 |
| Wolves wins – 38 |
In terms of the recent meetings, Wolves did beat United 2-0 in the reverse fixture in December in one of Pereira’s first games in charge.
But that was one of just two wins in the last nine – the other seven were all defeats.