Manchester United saw their run of three consecutive wins in all competition coming to an end on Saturday as Wolves earned a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson was in attendance for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in May. And Manchester United gave him a perfect reception when Fred became the 500th different player to score a competitive goal for United. The Brazilian found the back of the net after being wonderfully set up by Paul Pogba in the 18th minute.
However, the early goal did not unsettled the Wolves. The visitors kept on threatening the home side before getting a deserved equaliser from Joao Moutinho in the 53rd minute.
United tried their best to find the winner but Wolves held firm to earn a deserved point.
The latest result means United are now sixth in the points table. Jose Mourinho’s men now trail leaders Liverpool by points.
Surprisingly, it was the visiting side who started the proceedings on a brighter note. David de Gea was a busy man under the bars, denying Raul Jimenez and Ryan Bennett early on.
And Wolves soon paid for not making their chances count. Fred scored his first goal since his £52million move from Shakhtar Donetsk to give United the lead. Pogba deserves a big credit for the goal as he controlled the ball brilliantly into the path of Fred.
Wolves, on the other end, continued to press United but were just finding it tough to get the ball into the back of the net. But they finally got their due eight minutes after the break. Pogba turned from hero to villain as he tried an audacious drag-back to try and get around Ruben Neves in a dangerous area – and paid a big price.
Wolves raided forward to take advantage of the mistake with Costa slipping around Luke Shaw and providing a cross through. Moutinho then finished the move perfectly by firing the ball into the top corner from the 18 yards.
Both the teams had their chances of wrapping up the game in the later stages but neither of them could make those count.