Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-1 win at Everton in the Premier League yesterday with Bruno Fernandes scoring twice and Edinson Cavani grabbing his first for the club.
United have failed to win at home in the league this season and there were questions over Solskjaer's future after the midweek defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.
The loss was the third straight defeat for Carlo Ancelotti's side who, after being the early season pacesetters, have now slipped to fifth in the standings.
The pressure on Solskjaer intensified when Everton took the lead in the 19th minute with Brazilian winger Bernard's low drive through Aaron Wan-Bissaka's legs squeezing in the bottom corner.
Six minutes later though, United drew level when Fernandes met a Luke Shaw cross from the left with a perfectly angled and firm header.
Everton left-back Lucas Digne then struck the post from a promising position but United were growing into the game and it was no surprise when they took the lead.
Striker failed to connect
Fernandes floated in a cross from the left which Marcus Rashford rose to head into the bottom corner but although the striker failed to connect, the ball went in off the post.
Substitute Cavani added the third in stoppage time, finishing off a counterattack led by Fernandes for his first goal since joining the club on deadline day last month.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have won three of their last four Premier League games, but manager Nuno Espirito Santo has urged his side not to get carried away by their recent form ahead of today's trip to Leicester City.
Wolves have not tasted defeat since their 4-0 loss to West Ham United in September and their impressive run has seen them climb to sixth in the table, just three points adrift of league-leaders Southampton with a game in hand.
"The team is not in great form, the team has a lot of things to improve," Nuno told reporters. "The beginning of the season has been hard but we've been able to produce good performances."
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