After coming off the bench to score the only goal against Wolves and move Manchester United into the top four, Marcus Rashford became a hero.
The manager left Rashford out of his starting line-up.
The England man scored 14 minutes from time after Alejandro Garnacho's shot was saved by Jose Sa.
After holding off three defenders, he drove home his 11th goal of the season when he picked up the ball outside the Wolves area.
He hadn't scored in three games for United in a while.
The result ended Julen Lopetegui's winning start as Wolves manager and kept them in the bottom half of the table.
They came so close to snatching a point in the final seconds of the game when David de Gea turned a goal-bound effort away.
It cannot come soon enough for a side who struggle to turn impressive approach play into goals.
The reputation of Ten Hag wouldn't stop him from reinforcing team discipline.
Evidently, Rashford's indiscretion was not on the serious scale as he was named on the bench but, given Garnacho, was stopped from playing during the club's pre-season tour because of persistent lateness, Ten Hag would view his actions as confirmation the same
As it turned out, Garnacho produced a decent first-half display but, with United failing to make the most of limited opportunities, Rashford replaced the 18-year-old at half- time.
He wants reinforcements this month. United's most potent goal threat is still Marcus Rashford.
A hunger that was absent for much of last season was shown by the determination he showed to drive through so many defenders.
After Sa saved his initial shot, Rashford's close-range attempt was ruled out for obstruction.
In his first home game in charge of Wolves, Lopetegui was present on the edge of his technical area.
The former Sevilla boss was open with his feelings even if he wasn't as manic.
Casemiro tried to get a yellow card for blocking Ruben Neves in the first half, then let the fourth official know that he should have been sent off when he fouls Daniel Podence in the second half.
The answer to Wolves' problems comes through finding the net once he calms down from such injustice.
There was no focal point for the Wolves to play to until the Spaniard was replaced and Diego Costa worked hard for little reward in the first half.
The hosts almost took the lead when Neves pulled a wonder strike out of his hat, but De Gea was equal to the task.
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