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Evening all, and welcome to Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers!

Premier League / Matchday 16
Old Trafford / 29.12.2020
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Marcus Foley

Updated 29/12/2020 at 21:56 GMT


19:17
I'm not surprised by that United team. Out of nowhere, they now have a squad, and with so many games coming up, the aim is to get wins, not settle a particular XI. I wondered if this might be the time to gibe Bruno Fernandes a rest - Wolves are slow in the middle of midfield, so Solskjaer could have played Pogba with Van de Beek - but the game is probably too crucial to rest the man who makes it all work. I also wonder if he likes playing Telles and Cavani together, because their left-wing crosses and near-post runs look a decent marriage, as I do if he saved Cavani and Greenwood, his two best finishers, for this game because he can't afford profligacy in a game that might yield few chances. I might have left Rashford out of this one, because there'll be more space in behind against Villa on Friday, but he's probably playing too well for that.
19:15
Wolves, meanwhile, revert from 4-2-3-1 for 3-4-3. At the back, that means Kilman replacing Marcal, while Semedo also drops out; Ait-Nouri and Hoever are at wing-back, while up front, Podence and Silva are on the bench, with Vitinha coming in.
19:12
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes six changes from the weekend draw at Leicester, two in each position. He changes both full-backs, bringing in Wan-Bissaka and Telles for Lindelof and Shaw; in midfield, it's Matic and Pogba, not Fred and McTominay; and up front, Greenwood and Cavani replace Martial and James.
19:09
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19:05
Let's take a look at the teams...
19:01
This is an absolutely monstrous game. Over the last few weeks, United have started to resemble a football team, and because the league and season are as they are - tight, truncated and unpredictable - they have a chance of contending for the title for the first time since 2013. But to put Liverpool under pressure, they absolutely must win tonight.
United have had a lot of trouble with Wolves over the last three seasons, and the games between the sides have mainly been dull, Wolves sitting deep and United without the wit to break them down. But perhaps we meet both sides at a crossroads, because United look confident and cohesive, while Nuno Espirito Santo seems to be moving away from his ultra-cautious approach in favour of picking more attackers and giving them licence to play. I say this with trepidation, but this might just be good.