Amorim rues blunt attack after Sarabia stuns stumbling United

The fine tidings for Manchester United are that they are safe from relegation; the grim ones are that this came despite a 15th defeat of a dismal Premier League campaign.

- Jamie Jackson

Wolves' winner was simple: on 77 minutes Pablo Sarabia, on as a substitute only 120 seconds before, placed a 20-yard free-kick sweetly to André Onana's left, Christian Eriksen having been culpable for the foul.

Cue those who motored up from the Black Country, taunting the opposition lustily, as they also hailed their club's fifth top-flight win in a row for a first time since 1970.

Ruben Amorim, with a hangdog look, said: "If you look at the game, we were the better team but if we don't score goals, nothing matters. What counts is the result. We created a lot of chances, we controlled the game, and one set-piece changes the game and that's it - really frustrating to end the game like this."

Amorim's team have scored only 38 times - one for each of their points. Referencing not scoring shines a light on his misfiring No 9, Rasmus Højlund, who has only one goal in 29 hours and 28 minutes - against Leicester before the last international break.

Asked if it might be time to give the Dane a break from the fray, Amorim said: "If you look at games, we have several players that missed big chances, not just Rasmus. But for Rasmus, the game is to score goals because he is a striker. But it is a team thing. I have already said that.