Late drama as Man Utd overcome Wolves in seven-goal thriller

Manchester United sealed a thrilling 4-3 victory over Wolves in a Premier League encounter at the Molineux on Thursday night.

Both sides scored in the fifth and seventh minutes of added time to wrap up an incredible game.

Wolves thought they had salvaged a point from the game when Pedro Neto scored to make it 3-3 in the 95th minute, but Kobbie Mainoo netted a beautiful winner less than two minutes later.

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Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund had put the Red Devils 2-0 up in the first half having scored in the fifth and 22nd minutes respectively.

Wolves halved the deficit in the 71st minute through a Pablo Sarabia penalty before Scott McTominay restored the two-goal lead in the 75th minute and Max Kilman pulled one back again.

The added time equaliser and eventual winner capped a classic, which saw fans of both sides extremely excited at the different moments.

Earlier in the Premier League on Thursday, West Ham and Bournemouth played a 1-1 draw.

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