'Not our best' - Wolves manager rubs salt in Man Utd wounds after win (2025)

Wolves won 1-0 against Man Utd after a goal from Pablo Sarabia in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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Vítor Pereira believes Wolves beat Manchester United despite it not being their "best match".

Wolves are one of the most in-form sides in the Premier League, but they hardly laid a glove on United before breaking the deadlock in the 77th minute through Pablo Sarabia.

Sarabia's free-kick was exceptional and Andre Onana had no chance as it sailed into the top right corner. Wolves condemned United to a 15th defeat of the Premier League season, but Pereira admitted his side weren't at their best when he spoke to Sky Sports after the final whistle.

"It was not our best match. Technically and tactically, we know that we can play better. We played with our souls, with our spirit and that is what I saw in the game," said an honest Pereira.

"The supporters believed and the moment that we had a chance, we scored."

Sarabia's free-kick was the only moment of quality from the visitors, and Pereira said: "He works a lot on the free-kicks. I like him a lot as a player and a person because he has the character that I like.

"We have quality in the squad. The confidence was not in a high level when we arrived but we start to give them confidence and in the end the results help to build something. We are building something good for the future. We have to go into the next game and believe and with our supporters we can do it."

Wolves' victory meant they did the league double over United for the first time since 1979/80.

United have suffered an awful campaign and are guaranteed to record their lowest Premier League points total.

Ruben Amorim said: "If you look at the game, we were the better team, but in the end, it doesn’t matter because if we don’t score goals, nothing matters. In the end what counts is the result, especially in these kinds of moments.

"We create a lot of chances, we had a game, we control the game, we blocked some good players from the opponent and one set piece changes the game and that’s it. It’s really frustrating to end the game like this."

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