JAKARTA - Ruben Amorim said there was no reason for Manchester United's failure to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Wolves only picked up their third point of the season against Manchester United and their first point since Rob Edwards was appointed manager on November 12, 2025.
Amorim faces a long list of absentees, including injured captain Bruno Fernandes, but insisted after the game that his side should have been able to beat the English League's bottom team, who have not won a league game since April 2025.
"We didn't use that excuse against Newcastle United. We won't use it today, but of course, if you look at the game, I understand why we played like this today."
"Lack of fluidity, lack of one-on-one play. We know that this game will be very different compared to against The Magpies. Against Newcastle United, we have more space to play."
"We don't need to organise the game too much and today we had difficulties in that aspect and that's clear," Amorim said.
In addition to Fernandes, Amorim also lost Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, Noussair Mazraoui, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Matthijs de Ligt, and Harry Maguire.
He has a squad that is almost the same as when the 1-0 victory over Newcastle on Boxing Day. However, when hosting Wolves, Amorim decided to return to the 3-4-3 system he used to use after choosing a four-back formation against The Magpies.
"We know that they (Wolves) will play with five players. They will use the width of the field. Today it's just to do that."
"Then sometimes building attacks with (Patrick) Dorgu in an open or closed position with Luke Shaw doing the opposite."
"So, we are trying to set up the right situation for the situation we are in at the moment. I think we are in a situation where a lot of players are out at the same time."
"Of course, when you play Casemiro and (Manuel) Ugarte in midfield, you know it's different when you have Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, or Bruno, that's normal."
"So, we just need to recover our players, players from the Afcon (African Cup) back, and then the smoothness of the game will be different," said Amorim.
Manchester United will travel to Leeds United on January 4, 2026 in their first match of 2026.
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