Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has stressed the need for discipline both on and off the pitch, in light of recent events including Marcus Rashford's incident. Ten Hag asserts that players at Manchester United are expected to self-manage, as top football requires a disciplined lifestyle. Rashford, having been disciplined, was a starter against Wolves and vindicated his selection by scoring at the five-minute mark. The match concluded with a thrilling 4-3 win for United, with academy products Rashford, Scott McTominay, who scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season, and Kobbie Mainoo, netting goals. Mainoo's goal, which came in the 97th minute, sealed the victory. While Ten Hag praised his team's spirit and Mainoo's progress, he also acknowledged the need to eliminate mistakes and called for on-pitch leadership following defensive lapses.
What an incredible game… Man United were so good in the first half that you wonder how they made it so hard in the end. Wolves were terrific as they fought back but what a sting in the tail… a classic. https://t.co/5hVOzBcoDA
Marcus Rashford looks like he wants to do what Jadon Sancho never did... ✍️ @LukeEdwardsTele #TelegraphFootball | #MUFC
Kobbie Mainoo is progressing “game by game” according to Erik ten Hag. His impact at Wolves showed traits of having played wide + even No 9 in the past. Most tellingly, he had serenity in the storm. Match piece from Molineux ⬇️ #MUFC https://t.co/HF1QsP0ThF
🔴🌟 Ten Hag: "Mainoo is just everything a modern midfielder needs to be". "It's wonderful to see and I hope he stays calm like he is, as he did with his goal as well. He is determined, he is a good character and I hope he keeps going with this progress". https://t.co/5kDqjE51QV
'For a neutral, great to see...but not as a manager' Erik ten Hag reveals he had 'mixed feelings' following Manchester United's 4-3 win away at Wolves https://t.co/Xe48MtPyLP
Kobbie Mainoo seals dramatic stoppage-time win for Man United in seven-goal thriller at Wolves https://t.co/Hjp8grwEpu
Erik ten Hag heaped praise on Kobbie Mainoo after the teenage star’s stunning stoppage-time winner sealed Manchester United a needlessly stressful 4-3 win at Wolves https://t.co/g8dGrxaF29
"It looks like he's got the world at his feet for the next 10 years" Gary Neville discusses Kobbie Mainoo following the 18-year-old's 97th minute winner last night https://t.co/WyDNg5Yj7z
Mainoo is the real deal. @ManUtd almost fked up today after playing quite well. But Mainoo did a #FergieTime in front of Fergie & bailed us out. Glory Glory Mainoo Knighted !!!! #GGMU https://t.co/2fnEZU6395
🔴 Rasmus Hojlund reveals: "All the lads were speaking about Kobbie Mainoo in the summer when I first joined". "All of them in the dressing room were always saying that he's a generational talent". https://t.co/B7a1cDGzgJ
"The spirit is very good" 💪 Erik ten Hag praises his Manchester United side's character in the 4-3 win over Wolves 🔴 https://t.co/NEfnev05qp
Ten Hag on lapses: "We have to hammer this out of the team. Such mistakes can't happen. What is asked in that moment is leadership on the pitch. We can't concede such goals. In the end that is one story, I have mixed feelings, I am pleased with the team performance." #MUFC
Ten Hag on Mainoo: "Last autumn I saw him for first time. I thought he was playing too comfortable in 21s, he should be much more dominant, we pushed him a lot, by showing him but also in training, he makes such good progress. It is wonderful to see. I hope he stays calm." #MUFC
👹 Man Utd left it very, very late to beat Wolves in the Premier League through Kobbie Mainoo 😅 @johncrossmirror has just about caught his breath back to deliver his verdict #wolmun | #epl https://t.co/rNZKrktfm8
Another night when coaches at #MUFC academy, past and present, can say proudly: ‘we play our part’. Always something special about watching home-grown players deliver. Rashford, McTominay and Mainoo all scored. #WOLMUN
It was a thrilling finish at Molineux that's for sure! #BBCFootball #WOLMUN https://t.co/AQ8eYKAtsD
What a goal from Mainoo. What a player he is and what a player he is going to be.
Kobbie Mainoo is supposed to be the No 6, controlling midfield, but that was an inspired piece of attacking play. He had no right to score from where he picked up possession. Such composure + technique. Three academy graduates scoring in the same game for #MUFC.
Thought we'd grabbed a point 😔 But what a match - Our lads always kept fighting 💪 So proud of @Wolves 🐺🧡🖤#WOLMUN
Kobbie Mainoo is very quickly becoming my favourite Utd player
Unbelievable game. 4-3 #MUFC. Mainoo dribbles through and curls his shot in. #WOLMUN
First touch... GOAL! Talk about an impact sub! Scott McTominay scores his sixth #PL goal of the season⚽️ #BBCFootball #WOLMUN https://t.co/T4h4UBixEl
Wolves 1-3 #MUFC McTominay's first touch? Not great conviction but couldn't have placed it better. Casemiro leapt up to celebrate + gave a big hug to Ten Hag. Manager's calls have worked tonight.
3-1 United. McTominay. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
3-1 United. McTominay header. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Wolves 1-2 #MUFC Test of United's mettle now. It's a dive from Neto but Casemiro flicking his shin gives him reason to go down. Wolves will point to several similar decisions that have gone against them. Casemiro subbed straight away + chatting to Ten Hag as he walks off.
VAR will check. It's Casemiro on Neto. Seen one replay which suggests minimal contact, but contact all the same. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Doyle pulls a shot wide from the edge of the box after a pull-back from Neto. Sarabia on in place of Bellegarde. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Garnacho, after that shank in the first half when trying to set up Rashford, has done really well to create three top chances in the opening of this season half. Fernandes, Casemiro, Hojlund not able to finish. #MUFC should be out of sight, but Wolves pushing.
Shades of the game at Old Trafford with Onana coming from his line + clattering a Wolves player rather than punching the ball. Nowhere near this time. Thankfully for him, Martinez was alert to clear off line. #MUFC
Massive block from Dawson from a Fernandes shot to prevent a third United goal that would almost certainly have killed Wolves off. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Marcus Rashford rebounds from the brouhaha over his Belfast Nightclub antics by scoring after 5 minutes. The United fans had a song ready. ☠️🎶 "Rashford's on the piss, on the piss, Rashford's on the piss ... 🎶😂🍻 https://t.co/8pTLjmQlmf
Erik ten Hag's strongest side for the first time this season has produced the best half of the campaign. All about the response from Marcus Rashford, who has been excellent in several aspects, but the team playing with togetherness + purpose. Albeit, Wolves erratic. #MUFC
MAN UTD AWAY FANS: 🎶 "Rashford's on the piss, on the piss, Rashford's on the piss ... 🎶😂🍻 https://t.co/X4w1pvwfjQ
Hojlund has the ball in the net for United but the flag is up. VAR will check but first replay suggests the linesman was right. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
It's a 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 for Man United 🤩 Rasmus Hojlund has his 3⃣rd Premier League goal of the season! 🤩 https://t.co/gB1vAgyDrl
Could easily be 3-0 as Wolves switch off at a Bruno Fernandes free-kick and Casemiro has a free header, which he sends wide. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Wolves 0-2 #MUFC So clear Shaw was going to deliver in that position when teed up by Rashford. Great near-post run from Hojlund. It's what he's been crying out for all season. Superb move from back to front by United.
2-0 United. #WWFC
RASHFORD GOAL. Absolutely smashes it. 💥 https://t.co/cgMAErybjB
Decent move by Wolves and a fabulous pass by Bellegarde to free Cunha but his shot ends up being tame and Onana claims it. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
That's one way to answer your critics! Just five minutes gone and Marcus Rashford has found the back of the net for #manutd #BBCFootball #WOLMUN https://t.co/0somXxZ4Gp
What a response from Marcus Rashford. The England international puts Manchester United in front after just five minutes at Molineux. #WWFC | #MUFC | #WOLMUN 🎥 @footballontnt https://t.co/AYeCjPSdUb
Erik ten Hag's decision to start Marcus Rashford has paid off 👏 #WOLMUN
Wolves 0-1 #MUFC Quite remarkable from Marcus Rashford. Superb finish. Erik ten Hag's selection at Molineux works for a second season in a row. Excellent move by United too.
Rashford scores - lovely finish - and runs to the away side to celebrate. The drinks are on Marcus tonight. https://t.co/ITLghWpdzV
Beautiful goal Rashford 🔥
That Rashford goal: a great advert for a night on the p***
1-0 United. Rashford. #WWFC https://t.co/TQrk7wXZ4y
Wolves v Man United. Rashford straight off the naughty step and into the starting XI https://t.co/JqzfcQb93m
Marcus Rashford starts for Man United! https://t.co/T8OUovPfzS
🚨 Ten Hag: “Here we are at Man United, I don’t have to educate players”. “At Man United you have to manage yourself”. “The player has to know what is good and not good. When you want to play top football, it demands a certain way of life. Always”. https://t.co/p3XRQo4d4W
🚨 Erik ten Hag says it is not his responsibility to tell the #MUFC players how to behave. “The players at this level need to manage themselves. When you want to play top football, it demands a certain way of life. Always.” Full story @TheAthleticFC: https://t.co/l1aKiA8Vwt
"I don't have to educate them any more." Erik ten Hag says players at Manchester United must "manage themselves". https://t.co/AqcdrqM3wN
Fernandez has a shot on target…think that’s #CFC’s first of the night. #LIVCHE
🗣 "Every player, every professional knows this, what is required." Erik ten Hag has spoken about the importance of discipline "on and off the pitch". 🗯️ #MUFC https://t.co/xGK4196fvZ
Players do not lack respect for me, insists Ten Hag after Rashford incident https://t.co/MXwqJz08Ad
🗣️ "In football you need discipline on the pitch and also off it" Erik ten Hag on whether there is a trend of ill-discipline in his Man Utd squad 🔴 https://t.co/G5VR4cOWvT