Wolves have shown they mean business this season, beating Manchester United 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Saturday night.
The result means Wolves have reached the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 1998 with a clinical second-half display in an intense atmosphere at their Molineux Stadium.
Mexican forward Raul Jimenez sent the home fans into a frenzy with a scrappy finish to break the deadlock in the 70th minute, snaffling the ball on the turn and beating keeper Sergio Romero who had made two outstanding saves.
Diogo Jota put the home side further ahead with a brilliant solo strike in the 76th, bursting through on the break and fighting off Luke Shaw before blasting the ball past Romero.
CONSOLATION: Marcus Rashford. Photo: Bradley Collyer/EMPICS SPORT
United had a red card for defender Victor Lindelof overturned by VAR and Marcus Rashford pulled a goal back in added time but there was no time left to mount a comeback and they fell to a second defeat in a row for the first time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Of their achievement, Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo says: “We played well and we achieved this with the amazing support of our fans, pushing us, believing in us. The noise was fantastic and we did it together. It is a deserved result, we were outstanding.”
His Man United counterpart, Solskjaer, is understandably unhappy with his charges.
Solskjaer says: “That was the poorest performance we have had since I’ve been here.
POOREST: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Photo: Bradley Collyer/EMPICS SPORT
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Meanwhile, Watford booked their place in the semifinal with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, while Brighton beat Millwall 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.