Fernandes inspires Man U rout of Wolves

Ruben Amorim said Manchester United had “improved a lot” after they climbed back into the race to qualify for the Champions League as Bruno Fernandes inspired a 4-1 rout of woeful Wolves on Monday.

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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes shoots from the penalty spot to score the team's fourth goal against Wolves.

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Amorim’s side recovered from their disappointing draw with lowly West Ham last week thanks to Fernandes’ double and goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount at Molineux.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde had cancelled out Fernandes’ opener with Wolves’ first goal in six games in all competitions and their first in the topflight since Oct 26.

But Mbeumo, Mount and Fernandes netted after the interval to clinch only United's second win in their last six matches.

United suffered an embarrassing 1-0 home loss to 10-man Everton on Nov 24 and 10 days later boos greeted the final whistle following a 1-1 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford.

With Amorim growing increasingly tetchy in recent weeks, it was essential that sixth-placed United avoided an embarrassing result against bottom of the table Wolves as they moved within one point of the top four.