Angry one-word response and a happy chairman - how Manchester United reacted after Wolves defeat

Wolves' chairman Jeff Shi was milling about outside of the dressing rooms at Molineux and had a huge smile on his face. The West Midlands journalist in the mixed zone was offered a Wolves player to speak with but no Manchester United players were in the mood to chat about the result.

United's defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day meant they slipped down to 14th in the Premier League table and Ruben Amorim was asked about the prospect of relegation during his press conference.

It is surreal covering United at the moment but most observers saw a difficult season coming in the summer after Ineos wrongly decided to back a manager who needed to be sacked.

Ruben Amorim has inherited a squad that doesn't align with his philosophy and is attempting to put square pegs in round holes. Most of the players Amorim has at his disposal aren't good enough, so outgoings at the end of the season are inevitable and can't come soon enough.

Bruno Fernandes' red card gave United a mountain to climb against Wolves and the club captain was the first on the team bus after having an early shower. Rasmus Hojlund was the next to leave the dressing room and bluntly said "no" when he was asked if he had a spare minute to chat.

Christian Eriksen is one of the politest members of the squad and said "sorry, not today," when he faced the same enquiry. Eriksen replaced Manuel Ugarte after the hour mark against Wolves and he might not even ask for a contract extension given the current state of the club.

Matthijs de Ligt was an unused substitute and headed for the exit door next, but he stopped to help the United staff who were packing away equipment by moving something from the floor. It was a small gesture but a lot of Premier League players are entitled and