Manchester United will do something they've not done this year before Wolves fixture

As poor as David de Gea's blunder was at West Ham on Sunday, more concerning for Erik ten Hag will have been the lack of intensity to mount a comeback.

Manchester United dominated possession at the London Stadium, but the Hammers were by no means clinging on and praying for the final whistle. Such was his confidence going into the final 15 minutes that David Moyes jokingly feinted to take a throw-in on the sideline instead of letting the ball roll behind him to eat up vital seconds.

Anthony Martial had the biggest chance of the evening, glancing Bruno Fernandes' corner too thinly and straight across the face of goal, but that didn't come until close to the 90th minute. United had 19 shots on the night but only four on target, a stat that paints a picture of a team running out of ideas.

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It should come as no surprise that this side are struggling to finish strongly. Defeat in the capital was their 57th game of the season and their 33rd since the turn of the year. That's an average of one game every 3.8 days between the win over Bournemouth on January 3 and the Sunday just gone.

Nine players have already played over 40 matches, with Fernandes, De Gea and Marcus Rashford all topping 4,000 minutes. United's schedule has been relentless, and whether those involved will admit it or not, fatigue looks to be catching up with them.

Luckily for all, there is now time to catch a breath, with a full five days between Sunday's defeat and Saturday's welcoming of Wolves to Old Trafford.

Excluding the March international break - a fortnight in which the squad was split for long periods and returned late - United have not had more than four days to recover