By CHRIS WHEELER, NORTHERN SPORTS WRITER
Published: 18:48 EST, 8 December 2025 | Updated: 18:48 EST, 8 December 2025
Ruben Amorim revealed how a half-time inquest paved the way for Manchester United's win at Molineux on Monday night after his team were stunned by bottom-of-the-table Wolves.
United looked to be in control of the game when captain Bruno Fernandes put his team ahead, but Jean-Ricner Bellegarde threatened an upset as he scored Wolves' first Premier League goal in nine hours.
However, Amorim rallied his players at the interval and was rewarded with three more goals as they won to move up to sixth place in the table.
'It wasn't tactical,' he said. 'It was so clear we are dominating the games but not finishing the plays as we should. We need to be better in the details. Trying to explain to the players we have 45 minutes to win the three points that are crucial for our life.
'Once again, after we scored a goal, we were a little bit sloppy on the ball and that gave a little bit of hope to the opponent. We should have finished that half in the different way, and then in the half time they understood that we have everything to win the game, to win three points – and they did that.'
Asked what moving into sixth place means, Amorim replied: 'Nothing. It's always the same feeling we should have more points. But that's in the past, let's focus on the future.
Ruben Amorim said a half-time inquest paved the way for Manchester United's win at Molineux
United captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice as United ran out 4-1 winners away to Wolves
'Bournemouth (on Monday) is going to be a different world. So we need to to know that, but in our club, it doesn't matter. We need to to improve the way we play.'
Amorim confirmed that United are still in talks with Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco so Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui can play against Bournemouth before leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations.
'Let's wait for the middle of the of the week,' he added. 'I don't know for sure, but we are doing our job and the national teams are talking with us and that is a good sign.'
New Wolves manager Rob Edwards lamented his side's collapse after they had given themselves hope of avoiding an eighth straight league defeat.
'We got ourselves back in the game but the goals we conceded we'll never get anything from a game,' said Edwards. 'We gave the ball to them – "there you go Man United". It's impossible to win a game of football that way.
'It's the toughest league in the world and we came into a team who hadn't won since April. I wasn't anticipating a quick turnaround.'