Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | FA Cup 2018-19

#3 Wolves’ front duo causes all sorts of trouble to the visitors

Jota scored a sensational goal

Raul Jimenez has arguably been one of the players of the season, having made a seamless transition to the Premier League and quickly becoming the focal point of Wolves’ entire gameplay. Last night again, he had a fine game, thereby causing immense problems to the opposition’s backline.

Jimenez is quick, strong and can hold the ball up brilliantly for his strike partner Diogo Jota. Yesterday, he used all these attributes to perfection and was the person who created the most havoc inside the box. Firstly, he was really threatening from corners.

His positioning was accurate, often gauging his marker and creating some sort of movement that took his adversaries by surprise. Secondly, he constantly ran the hard yards, shielding the ball from the defenders and using his smooth passing acumen to switch the ball to wider areas.

Eventually, the goal he scored was a testament to his abilities. Initially, a couple of attempts were somehow blocked by United’s players, but Jimenez found a way to recover the ball back, screening it from the defenders and finally making a sharp turn to shoot the ball inside the box.

Jota, on the other hand, landed the final sucker punch as his run came through a quick counter-attack.

He was wily, strong and agile enough to evade Luke Shaw’s attempt to recover the possession and finally notched a second goal for his team, thereby almost knocking United out of a very important competition with respect to this season for them.