JAKARTA - Wolverhampton achieved a slick result at the beginning of the year after the visit to Manchester United headquarters, Tuesday night. Playing at the opponent's cage, the Wolves actually won 1-0 over the host.
Joao Moutinho's single goal for the visitors in the 21st week of 2021/2022 Premier League was contributed by Joao Moutinho when the match was running for 82 minutes. The 35-year-old midfielder took advantage of Phil Jones' imperfect cross from Adama Traore's cross.
Oh, @JoaoMoutinho 😍 pic.twitter.com/sOwynZADGK
— Wolves (@Wolves) January 3, 2022
Successfully contributing one goal which also brought victory to the team, Moutinho was clearly happy and proud. He did not even hesitate to reveal that he dedicated the single goal to his wife and children who always support him.
"I have a baby who is three months old now and I dedicate this goal to my wife and two daughters", Moutinho said quoted from Mirror.
"I had to wait nine months and then another three months to be able to do this celebration, but this is for them", said the Portuguese player.
Furthermore, Moutinho also commented on the performance of his colleagues when appearing at Old Trafford Stadium. According to him, with hard work and a long struggle to hold the host, this victory deserved to be brought home by Wolves.
"We deserved to win this game. We control everything", he said.
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"Winning here at Old Trafford and against a big team is a great thing for us. The team performed well and I hope we can continue."
The 1-0 victory through Moutinho's single goal was also recorded as the Wolves' first win at Old Trafford in the last 40 years since 1980.
"We did a great job today, we deserved this win."
🗣 @JoaoMoutinho pic.twitter.com/wGJZT9hmbN
— Wolves (@Wolves) January 3, 2022
Not only that, but these three points also made Wolves move up to eighth in the standings with a collection of 28 points. Bruno Lage's squad also continued the positive trend after defeating Brighton and drawing against Chelsea in the previous two matches.
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