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Man United defender reacts to their disappointing display against Wolves.

Man United registered a loss for the first time in the Premier League under interim boss Ralf Rangnick as Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho fired in a late winner at Old Trafford.

Moutinho scored the winner with eight minutes to go.
Moutinho scored the winner with eight minutes to go.


The Premier League giants failed to step up in their quest to secure a top four spot and currently sit 7th in the English top-flight standings.


Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw admitted the Red Devils’ defeat to Watford on Monday evening was down to their attitude on and off the ball. The England international bemoaned United’s recent showing against Wolverhampton Wanderers and has called on his teammates to put more pressure on their opponents going forward.


Wolverhampton Wanderers’ midfield maestro Moutinho fired in the only goal of the match in the 81st minute at Old Trafford yesterday after Adama Traore's cross had been cleared by defender Phil Jones, who made his first senior appearance in 707 days.

United remain seventh spot in the Premier League standings while Wolves are now three points and one place behind them in the eighth.

'We need to bring the intensity and more motivation.'

"Not good enough, we really struggled, we couldn't get hold of the ball and when we didn't have the ball we weren't aggressive enough. We didn't put them under any pressure,” Man Utd defender Luke Shaw told Sky Sports. "It may be looked like an easy game for them. A disappointing performance and result. We didn't have many options on the ball and we weren't on the front foot.

"We have to put more pressure on them, we have to have intensity. Us players, we have been here a long time, maybe tonight we struggled, I didn't think we were all there together. You look at the players we have, we have unbelievable quality but sometimes quality is not enough. "We need to bring the intensity and more motivation. Inside the dressing room, we know what we want but out on the pitch we need to give 100%. To win these types of games we all need to be 100% committed. It is tough and disappointing.


"One thing I will say is Phil Jones should be proud of himself. He has been criticised for years and has gone through a lot, but he is so professional and he has trained heard and he was phenomenal. He was exceptional, I am very happy for him and he deserves it."



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