Ralf Rangnick fell to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho\u2019s 82nd minute strike earned Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League on Monday.<\/p>\n
Outplayed for much of the game, United\u2019s players looked like they would survive for a point until Moutinho met a defensive headed clearance with a volley from the edge of the area that rolled inside the post.<\/p>\n
This was the toughest test of Rangnick\u2019s opening six matches in charge and United couldn\u2019t get near Wolves at times at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Ferguson axed by Japanese club after arrest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Aussie rookie makes astonishing NBA history<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Stokes bites on captaincy as Root faces fire<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n There were murmurings of discontent from the home fans, too, with some jeering Rangnick\u2019s decision to substitute Mason Greenwood just before the hour.<\/p>\n United stayed in seventh place, 22 points off leader Manchester City and four off the top four.<\/p>\n Rangnick, whose previous league opponents included the bottom three of Norwich, Newcastle and Burnley, handed a first start in nearly two years in all competitions for Phil Jones. The former England center back has struggled with a longstanding right knee injury and was given a rousing ovation when he made his first clearance of the game.<\/p>\n Jones couldn\u2019t mark his return with a clean sheet, though, while Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa preserved his with a diving save to his right to keep out Bruno Fernandes' free kick with one of the last acts of the game.<\/p>\n Fernandes had been the player to come on for Greenwood and, within minutes, struck the crossbar with United's best chance. Cristiano Ronaldo also had a goal for United disallowed for offside.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"