Manchester United 1-1 Wolves: 3 things that went wrong for Mourinho’s men

#2 Lukaku’s wastefulness

Lukaku should have buried the half-chances he had

It is now obvious that Manchester United needs a new striker to put some pressure on Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has been the club’s undisputed first-choice forward since joining from Everton last season. But if Man United really want to challenge for top honours, then Lukaku is not the ideal man to lead their attack.

The 25-year-old endured a frustrating afternoon against Wolves and did very little for the entire 90 minutes he was on the pitch. His link-up play was poor, anticipation worse and his ball control worst.

Lukaku had some half-chances that any striker would usually bury, yet his lack of proactivity meant those chances went begging. He is simply turning out to be the epitome of a hot and cold striker.

Losing points like this may not look costly at this point, but it is games like this that separate champions from others. And against Wolves, Lukaku did not help his teammates with his wastefulness upfront.