The unbeaten record has been destroyed, and by the most unlikely of opponents. Wolves, who lie bottom of the Premier League table were expected to have been rolled over by Manchester United, especially after the title challengers scored an early goal through Nani. But this was another case of away day trouble for United, who have struggled all year on the road, and the Red Devils simply ran out of ideas at the time they needed them the most. The resistance of Wolves was too much for United to crack as they desperately attempted to keep their unbeaten record in tact but Wolves kept hold of their fragile lead, and by the end, Wolves players walked off, battered and bruised, with bloodied noses and exhausted legs after their biggest win of the season.
United could have gone seven points clear at the top after Arsenal threw away a four goal lead to draw at Newcastle, but the advantage was not taken, and the Arsenal draw all of a sudden looks a much better result for Gunners' fans.
3 minutes in, and United looked to be on their way to setting a new club record of 30 games unbeaten in the league when Nani added to his impressive goalscoring tally as he cut inside on the right to fire a shot past the Wayne Hennessey.
Only seven minutes later, the massive George Elokobi headed past a helpless van der sar in the United goal after a wonderful cross from Matt Jarvis. Wolves were not going down without a fight - that much was clear. Elokobi (or Doyle) scored for Wolves as they both met a Milijas free-kick to score from six yards out. This was certainly not the first time United had been behind in a game - but it was the first time they have been so and not been able to claw themselves back into it.
In truth, United have been lucky to keep their unbeaten going this long, and their inconsistency has been exposed against Wolves. Ferguson's side were not good enough today, they didn't have enough creativity in the midfield and could therefore not provide for the strikers with Berbatov, United's top scorer being nothing more than a passenger. The defence, without Rio Ferdinand who was injured in the warm up fell asleep for the first goal, something that has been too common an appearance this season.
Excuses can be made for the not so smooth playing surface and strong winds but this was really just a poor performance from a team that didn't turn up and didn't perform. It was just unfortunate that they were against a side that although lacking in millions of pounds of quality, made up in passion and resilience to defy all the odds and overcome the League leaders. The better side won, and United can get used to this sort of result if they continue to play as bad as that.
In terms of League position, nothing changes - United stay top and Wolves stay bottom, however this won't be much of a consolation to the poor United, who were outdone in most areas of the pitch against the bottom side. But it does gives Wolves some well needed momentum as they come to the back end of what looks to be a fierce relegtion battle.
