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Wolverhampton Wonderers pulled a shocker edging Manchester United 2-1 to kick them out of the the FA at the quarterfinals level.
United goalkeeper Sergio Romero, in for David de Gea, had kept United level with brilliant saves from Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez either side of the interval, before the Mexican striker swiveled in the area to finally give Wolves the reward their domination merited with 20 minutes remaining.
Wolves were rampant and it was no surprise when the dangerous Jota doubled their lead six minutes later, shrugging off United’s Luke Shaw on the break before shooting low past the exposed Romero.
United defender Victor Lindelof was shown a red card by referee Martin Atkinson for a touchline challenge on Jota, but it was downgraded it to yellow after a VAR review and, even though Marcus Rashford pulled one back in stoppage time, Wolves were worthy winners.
Speaking after the game Man United coach Ole Gunner Solskjaer admitted that they were not good enough.
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“We started too slowly and played into their hands. Our possession wasn’t bright enough and quick enough, so it’s disappointing.
“I didn’t think we had enough quality in the last third, enough combination play. We had decent dominance with the ball in the first half but that doesn’t help if you give the ball away and they can counter.
“This was a big step backwards, mainly because of the quality of the possession and the passing,” the caretaker manager said.
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo praised his side for showing composure.
“I’m very proud of the players. We had composure, shape, good running. Very well done to the boys and it was a fantastic atmosphere.
“It means a lot because we know how big Wolves were in the 1950s and 1960s and there are people in the stadium who have memories of that.
“To try to achieve the same is much, much harder now but we will try step by step. We will respect everybody in the semi-finals.”
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