Henri Camara

PRIDE RESTORED

DESPITE NARROW

LOSS

27th August 2003| Manchester United 1 Wolves 0

 The pride surrounding Wolves has been restored. The passion, commitment, determination and superb attitude has returned and as far as we are concerned, the season starts now!

 Jones who has terrible injury problems opted to play five across the midfield. Henri Camara was given his first start in gold and black, Alex Rae was handed his first start of the Premiership season and Silas was left on the bench.

 It was a difficult start for Wolves, having to take some early pressure with new `wonder boy` Ronaldo seeing much of the ball on the right hand side.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy came very close to break the record of scoring in 11 consecutive Premiership games early on, but the deadlock was broken on 10 minutes.

 Butler blocked a Ronaldo cross and from the resulting corner, O`shea was given space in the box to head home from close range.

 The goal from O`shea proved to be Manchester United`s only real chance in the game as Wolves grew from strength to strength.

 On the 36 minute mark, Wolves had what could only be described as a "Golden chance". Visiting teams don`t get many chances at Old Trafford, however Wolves are maybe an exception.

 Nathan Blake played the ball through the centre which Phil Neville was unable to intercept, Henri Camara ran onto the ball but his shot was struck wide of the post, a superb chance, but the score still 1-0.

 On 47 minutes, Camara again was gifted another chance to make himself a Molineux Hero.

 Again Nathan Blake was the provider but Camara again struck wide with his right foot, had he used his left foot, the game could possibly have been level going into the break.

 HT- Manchester United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

 Wolves good chances continued in the second half, Henri Camara again the player who should have scored.

 Firstly, Alex Rae his a hard low 30 yrd drive which came within an inch of Howards right post.

 Camara then made something out of nothing, smashing a 30yrd shot on the turn, which again was just wide of the post.

 Camara then came close with an overhead kick and 10 minutes later could not capitalize from 3yrds out, swinging into thin air from a Butler header.

 Sir Alex added Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes for Ronalso and Kleberson, but Wolves continued to poor forward.

 The Full - Time whistle was greeted with cheers from the superb Barmy Army which have followed the team through thick, and mostly thin in the past.

 Not many people expected Wolves to play as well as they did and the team now must use the superb performance as a springboard and take it into Saturdays game against Pompey.

 FT: Manchester United 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0  

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 United: Howard, Neville, Neville, Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy, Kleberson, Keane, Djemba-Djemba, Solskjaer, Forland, O`Shea.

 Used Subs: Scholes, Giggs

Wolves: Oakes, Naylor, Irwin, Craddock, Butler, Newton, Camara, Ince, Cameron, Rae, Blake.

 Used Subs: Silas

Referee: G Poll
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