THERE is nothing like a game against Wolves to boost the confidence and goal difference.
United exited Europe with their tail between their legs last Thursday, having been given a football lesson by Spain's seventh-placed club Athletic Bilbao.
But that tail is wagging again after mauling the Wolves, who, frankly, have gone to the dogs.
This was a third successive defeat under caretaker boss Terry Connor and the third time in five games they have conceded five.
Yet there has to be a little bit of sympathy for Connor, who has been thrust into the spotlight following the axing of Mick McCarthy.
What the former assistant boss did not need was to be let down by his brainless defender Ronald Zubar, whose two reckless tackles before the break earned him a red card.
Paul Scholes coming out of retirement has had much to do with United's resurgent league form, which has seen them win eight and draw one since the veteran midfielder put the red shirt back on.
Hope is fading fast for Wolves and chairman Steve Morgan is cutting a forlorn figure. The sacking of McCarthy has not had the galvanising effect he had hoped for.
But credit to the home fans, who have resorted to gallows humour as their side sit rock bottom of the Prem table.
They never shut up all afternoon and amusingly baited United by singing 'How **** must you be, you've only scored five'.
Then they were urging their side forward to the cries of 'We want one' as the scoreline ticked upwards.
Strangely, Wolves did not do too badly in the early stages. Steven Fletcher really should have scored when Matt Jarvis picked him out in the box, only for the striker to glance his header wide.
United took their foot off the gas and Wolves almost got the goal their fans craved when the previously unemployed David de Gea saved sub Michael Kightly's strike and also pushed away another Fletcher header.
Home keeper Wayne Hennessey ensured United would not add to their tally, after being left one-on-one with Welbeck and blocking with his outstretched foot.
The message from Connor was 'Do not write us off'.
Forgive me, Terry. I have.
United exited Europe with their tail between their legs last Thursday, having been given a football lesson by Spain's seventh-placed club Athletic Bilbao.
But that tail is wagging again after mauling the Wolves, who, frankly, have gone to the dogs.
This was a third successive defeat under caretaker boss Terry Connor and the third time in five games they have conceded five.
Yet there has to be a little bit of sympathy for Connor, who has been thrust into the spotlight following the axing of Mick McCarthy.
What the former assistant boss did not need was to be let down by his brainless defender Ronald Zubar, whose two reckless tackles before the break earned him a red card.
Paul Scholes coming out of retirement has had much to do with United's resurgent league form, which has seen them win eight and draw one since the veteran midfielder put the red shirt back on.
Hope is fading fast for Wolves and chairman Steve Morgan is cutting a forlorn figure. The sacking of McCarthy has not had the galvanising effect he had hoped for.
But credit to the home fans, who have resorted to gallows humour as their side sit rock bottom of the Prem table.
They never shut up all afternoon and amusingly baited United by singing 'How **** must you be, you've only scored five'.
Then they were urging their side forward to the cries of 'We want one' as the scoreline ticked upwards.
Strangely, Wolves did not do too badly in the early stages. Steven Fletcher really should have scored when Matt Jarvis picked him out in the box, only for the striker to glance his header wide.
United took their foot off the gas and Wolves almost got the goal their fans craved when the previously unemployed David de Gea saved sub Michael Kightly's strike and also pushed away another Fletcher header.
Home keeper Wayne Hennessey ensured United would not add to their tally, after being left one-on-one with Welbeck and blocking with his outstretched foot.
The message from Connor was 'Do not write us off'.
Forgive me, Terry. I have.
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