The most desperate missions sometimes reveal the most unexpected saviors. Unable to threaten Wolverhampton for 75 minutes, Manchester United was saved by an angry header from Raphaël Varane to win (1-0) on Monday evening at Old Trafford.
Before the “Varane show” of the 76th minute, Wolverhampton would certainly have deserved the victory. Raphaël Varane, already, deflected the cross shot of former PSG Pablo Sarabia (26th), before Matheus Cunha missed the inevitable (49th). Varane therefore had to stay at the forefront, after a badly taken corner, to take back a cross from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. His joy, ecstatic, proves it: Manchester United suffered until the end. A penalty could (or should) have been awarded to Wolves for an uncontrolled outing by the new Manchester goalkeeper André Onana (90th + 7)…