Man Utd v Wolves

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The opening weekend of this new Premier League season will be wrapped up on Monday night when Manchester United start their new top flight campaign with this opening home game against Wolves as the hosts look to pick up where they left off at the end of last season.

Back-to-back defeats previously away from home at Brighton and West Ham had threatened to underline Manchester United's solid sequence of results beforehand which had seen the Red Devils pick up seven wins out of their preceding 12 matches but the hosts recovered in sufficient time to nail down a third-place finish in the Premier League table.

Four wins on the trot in the season's run-in produced victories against Wolves (2-0 at home), Bournemouth, Chelsea and Fulham to secure a Champions League spot for United and the Red Devils at last seem to be on an even keel under manager, Erik ten Hag after numerous failures at the helm since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

Moreover, Manchester United suffered just the single defeat at home throughout the whole of last season's Premier League campaign, picking up 15 wins from their 19 matches along with keeping no fewer than 11 clean sheets as well.

Wolves therefore face a tough opening trip in this season's Premier League campaign and this trip has been made even tougher as former boss, Julen Lopetegui, has parted ways with the west midlands club just 24 hours before the start of this new English top flight season.

Former Bournemouth manager, Gary O'Neil is widely tipped to be the man to replace the Spanish coach but nevertheless, it is an inconvenience that Wolves didn't need especially as they look set to be facing a long hard slog against relegation again this term and heading into this season opener having lost two of their last three matches at the end of last season.

Defeats away from home at Manchester United and Arsenal in 2-0 and 5-0 losses do not fill one with much confidence that Wolves can gain even a point at Old Trafford on Monday night especially considering Wolves' poor finish to the end of the last campaign on their travels.

Wolves failed to win any of their last eight outings on the road which included six defeats, while a leaky defensive unit has conceded in each of their previous 16 away games as well.

Manchester United v Wolves Verdict Manchester United look in good shape to get their season off to a winning start on Monday night as the Red Devils have won five of the previous six meetings against Wolves and another victory looks highly likely against their visitors who have just parted ways with their manager.

Therefore, our main bet will be Man Utd win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Man Utd win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Man Utd 2-0 @ 7.50