Manchester United will lock horns with Wolverhampton in the Premier League matchday 21 at Old Trafford on Monday. The kick-off is at 19:30 CEST.

Preview

Even though Man United continue to struggle with performances under their new interim head coach Ralf Rangnick, the Red Devils have gone five games unbeaten across all competitions under the German manager. There were lots of criticism pointed towards United following their 1-1 draw with Newcastle United on December 27 but Cristiano Ronaldo and Co managed to finish 2021 with a rather confident 3-1 victory over Burnley on Thursday thanks to goals from Scott McTominay, Jadon Sacho and the five-time Ballon d'Or winner himself.

Wolves, meanwhile, saw their festive period encounters with Watford and Arsenal postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Bruno Lage's squad and will travel to Old Trafford on the back of a goalless draw with Chelsea on December 19. At the time of writing, United sit in sixth in the PL table with 31 points while the Wanderers occupy the eighth, six points adrift of their forthcoming opponents.

Team news

As things stand now, United will be without the services of Victor Lindelof who is out with a positive Covid-19 test. Wolves, meanwhile, will have to cope with the absence of injured Yerson Mosquera, Rayan Ait Nouri, Jonny Otto, Pedro Neto and Hee-chan Hwang while coronavirus-positive Fabio Silva is set to return to the squad in Manchester.

Prediction

Despite winning just one out of their last five league matches, Wolves have only conceded 14 times this term so far which is the second best tally in the 2021/22 campaign. Hence, we wouldn't be surprised if the Red Devils face huge difficulties with finding the back of Jose Sa's net in their 2022 opener. Still, we'd rather back United to extend their unbeaten run under Rangnick to six games on the bounce as they badly need all three points in this one to keep their top-4 finish hopes alive.

Tip

Manchester United not to lose and total under 3.5 at 1.55 with 1XBET.