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Wolves 1 Man United 1 – Player ratings

Joe Edwards rates the players as Wolves draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Molineux.

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Rui Patricio

Could not do anything about Martial's opener – sweetly struck with his left foot – but stood firm to deny Pogba from the spot. It was a high pressure situation, and the Euro 2016 winner displayed his mental strength and physical prowess. 8

Ryan Bennett

Struggled to deal with the speed and skill which Rashford brought to the dance. Bennett was dazzled by his footwork in the build-up to Martial's early chance, and he cynically took down the England star to pick up a booking in the second period too. 6

Conor Coady

Cut a frustrated figure in the first half as Wolves struggled to get out of their own half and was bailed out by Patricio after he tripped Pogba for the penalty, but improved towards the end. 6

Willy Boly

The most assured of the back three, albeit not at the level he was at Leicester. Boly's passing got better in the second half as Wolves grew stronger as a team. 7

Matt Doherty

Tough night for the Irishman, who was often caught out of position as he seemed out of sorts in the first half. Credit to him for seeing the 45 through, but Wolves looked much better when Traore took his place on the right. 5

Ruben Neves

His trademark crossfield passes just weren't coming off in the first half, and the start of the second. But all of that was forgotten as he wowed Molineux with a stunning strike off the bar and into the net to grab Wolves a point. Another one for the highlight reel. 8

Leander Dendoncker

Pressed with intent by United early on, and he struggled to make his presence felt. But he grew in confidence and the roles were reversed as the Belgian covered plenty of ground to unease the Red Devils. 7

Joao Moutinho

Similarly did not stand out in a dominant first half from United, but nearly had an assist as his peach of a cross was headed against the post by Jimenez, and then got one in the bag as he teed up Neves. Displayed flashes of his class in the second period. 7

Jonny Castro Otto

Had the tough task of marking the speedy James on the flank. The Welshman got the better of him on a fair few occasions, more so in the first half. 6

Raul Jimenez

Will feel very unlucky not to have got on the scoresheet after seeing his glancing header hit the inside of the post and come back out. Like many others, looked sharper in the second half. 7

Diogo Jota

His touch was off in the first half, but his effort could never be faulted. His relentless running always posed problems to United although the quality with the ball was not quite there. 7

Subs

Adama Traore (for Doherty, 46)

It was Neves' magic that got Wolves the point in the end, but it was Traore's outstanding physical qualities that sparked Nuno's side into life. The Spaniard barely put a foot wrong after coming on, playing simple passes when needed and then racing clear of Shaw at almost every turn. Traore has got great potential, and this was his best display for Wolves so far. 9

Pedro Neto (for Jota, 86)

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Patrick Cutrone (for Jimenez, 90)

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Not used: Ruddy (gk), Saiss, Vinagre, Gibbs-White