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FANS blasted Andre Onana as Manchester United conceded directly from a corner for the SECOND time in eight days.It peaked a crazy start to the second period for the Red Devils as Bruno Fernandes had just seen red for his second silly booking.Matheus Cunha saw his corner float in over Andre OnanaCredit: GettyOnana was humiliated for the Wolves opener as he reacted too lateCredit: AFPCunha celebrated his surprise goal in a dramatic few minutesCredit: GettyMatheus Cunha swung over a corner that went straight into the far corner as the struggling hosts went in front on 58 minutes – with Hee Chan Hwang then clinching a 2-0 win in stoppage time.Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno had appeared to box Onana in.And as the United keeper focused on those two Wolves players, he neglected Cunha’s corner sailing over him and into the net.Stand-in Red Devils’ stopper Altay Bayindir suffered the same humiliation days earlier in last week’s 4-3 League Cup quarter-final defeat at Tottenham.READ MORE TOP FOTBALLBut there was little sympathy for Onana from fans after his Boxing Day blunder in the Premier League.One posted: “I’ve no more words for Onana” while another posted: “Abysmal.”A third just put: “Our two keepers conceded from straight corners in one week.”United have now let in ten set-piece goals this term.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSEven more amazingly, that’s eight such goals breached in the past seven games under new boss Ruben Amorim.And former United captain Harry Maguire even admitted opposition teams are targeting dead-ball situations against the Red Devils.Man Utd star Joshua Zirkzee ex-girlfriend Celina Kerr looks stunning at photoshoot He said: “Set plays are so important in football matches and they decide games.”A lot of the games when they are tight and they’re 50-50 are decided by the first goal and the first goal has been a set play far too many times against us and it’s disappointing.”I think teams now are obviously probably maybe targeting our area of set plays.”The strange thing is I don’t think we are conceding many chances from them. “They’ve had a few set plays tonight and we’ve dealt with them really well then they’ve gone and scored from one.”Asked how United can fix the set-piece problem, Maguire added: “Work, work, work more on the training pitch. “It’s hard work. Keep the belief and things will change, I know that. “We have players who can defend the box well and it will change, we’ve just got to stick together.”Wolves boss Vitor Pereira amazingly revealed he planned for his team to score directly from a corner.He said: “Of course we analyse every match and try to understand the spaces we can explore.”United defensive legend Rio Ferdinand was more stunned than most.READ MORE SUN STORIESFerdy normally has plenty to say about big incidents but this time he could only post: “No comment.”A fan responded to the former England star’s message with: “Seriously we haven’t learnt anything in these past weeks on set pieces. This is becoming annoying.” More

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Jaap Stam reckons Cole Palmer has the potential to become the world’s most expensive player.Palmer was again the shinning light for Chelsea as they were surprisingly beaten 2-1 by Fulham in a Boxing Day Christmas cracker.Cole Palmer has been tipped to cost £200mCredit: GettyJaap Stam is still hopeful Palmer will one day play for Man UtdCredit: GettyHe opened the scoring with his 12th goal of the season by dancing around three defenders and rolling it into the bottom corner.The goal was his 26th of 2024 and it broke Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s record of most Premier League Blues goals in a calendar year – 25 in 2001.Palmer is also well on his way to improving on the 22 Prem goals he managed last season and Stam thinks he could soon be worth £200million.He even remains hopeful the ex-City star will one day play for the Red Devils as he grew up in Wythenshawe as a boyhood United fan.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLStam told SportLens: “Seeing the potential of Palmer and him being just next door, you do wonder how Man Utd missed out on him, or maybe they did try and couldn’t get a deal over the line.”It would still be great to see him at Man Utd and being a fan of the club he would probably like that to happen as well.”However, in his current form there might not be any clubs who can afford him. “He might one day be worth £200million the way he is going.”Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSThe record for the most expensive signing ever goes to PSG when they signed Neymar from Barcelona in 2017 for £198m.Palmer’s team-mate Enzo Fernandez holds the Prem record when joining Chelsea for £106m last year.Cole Palmer reveals he failed PE in hilarious interview as fans tell Chelsea star to consider going into comedyAnd Jack Grealish’s £100m move from Aston Villa to Man City is the highest amount ever paid for an English player.The time to get Palmer was when Chelsea swooped in the summer of 2023 and signed him from City for £40m. More

NONI MADUEKE was axed for Chelsea’s London derby defeat to Fulham.Blues boss Enzo Maresca revealed that the England man had been dropped from the squad due to a “technical decision” rather than injury.Enzo Maresca axed Noni Madueke from Chelsea’s side to play FulhamCredit: AFPMadueke was not injuredCredit: GettyFulham stole their first Stamford Bridge win in 45 years thanks to late goals from Rodrigo Muniz and Harry Wilson, who had cancelled out Cole Palmer’s superb opener.The winger’s absence was all the more bizarre given that Maresca had to name two goalkeepers and three academy graduates on the bench to make up the numbers.Asked about Madueke’s absence, the Italian simply said: “Technical decision.”Madueke attended the game and sat with other team-mates not in the squad behind the home dugout.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLMaresca has already dropped and publicly criticised Madueke, 22, for his attitude and training level this season.Speaking after the former PSV Eindhoven man grabbed a goal and an assist at Southampton, having been dropped for the previous game against Aston Villa, Maresca said: “He can do much more.”The moment he starts to score or assist and is happy, he starts to drop a little bit and the reason why he was not playing is because I do not like the way he trained.”He has to understand that he has to train good every day. He has to be ambitious.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSAs far back as August, before Madueke had made a Premier League appearance for Maresca, the Blues boss said: “I really like Noni.”The only problem with him probably is that he has to understand he needs to be consistent during the week; every training, every training, every training.”But he is a good player and he is doing well with us.”Madeuke arrived from the Netherlands in January 2023 and has 15 goals in 66 Blues games. Maresca slams Madueke’s ‘ambition’ and fumes ‘I do not like the way he trained’ after Chelsea star’s goal and assist More

BRUNO FERNANDES saw red for the third time this season.The Manchester United captain, 30, picked up his first yellow card in the goalless first half for a cynical trip on Wolves dangerman Matheus Cunha.Bruno Fernandes was sent off 90 seconds into the second half at WolvesCredit: ReutersFernandes could have no complaints after catching Nelson Semedo while already on a yellowCredit: Amazon Prime VideoThe challenge came immediately after giving possession awayCredit: Amazon Prime VideoAnd then just 90 seconds after the break, he flew into a late tackle on compatriot Nelson Semedo.The Portuguese playmaker was clearly frustrated at giving away possession.And his temper boiled over as he caught Semedo’s standing leg with his studs, sending the right-back tumbling to the floor. Referee Tony Harrington deemed the poor challenge worthy of a second yellow card, subsequently brandishing the red and sending Fernandes for an early bath.READ MORE ON MAN UTDThe decision could not be checked by VAR because the ref did not award a straight red. The dismissal followed Fernandes’ red cards against Tottenham on September 29 and then Porto on October 3 just four days later. Fernandes became the first United player to be sent off three times in one season for 16 years… and it is still only December. In 2008-09, Nemanja Vidic’s three red cards including both home and away against rivals Liverpool in the Premier League. Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFernandes’ tally of three is more than any other top-flight footballer this term – with Jack Stephens and Edson Alvarez locked as the only two to receive two. Admittedly, the ex-Sporting star’s first ever United red card against Spurs for a high challenge on James Maddison was overturned on appeal so he did not serve a domestic suspension. ‘Bruno Fernandes red card was huge VAR error’ in Man Utd loss to Spurs | Whistleblower, Mark HalseyBut the lack of discipline from the player who is supposed to be the leader on the pitch will be a major concern for new boss Ruben Amorim.Especially because the red card immediately sparked the drab Molineux clash into life – and all in the home team’s favour.Just a minute after going down to ten men, United had a lucky escape.Jorgen Strand Larsen headed in Semedo’s cross but the flag went up and a lengthy VAR check proved the striker was marginally offside.Wolves did take the lead on 58 minutes, though.Cunha’s inswinging corner flew directly all the way in, over a flapping Andre Onana and into the top corner to break the deadlock.Then Hwang Hee-Chan grabbed a second for Wolves in the 99th minute as they leapfrogged Leicester out of the relegation zone – while United’s travelling fans booed their flops off at full-time.Fernandes’ first yellow came when he fouled Matheus CunhaCredit: GettyHe knew he was in trouble as soon as he made contact with SemedoCredit: PAThe dismissal was the United skipper’s third of the seasonCredit: PAThings went from bad to worse following his sending offCredit: ReutersWolves ran out 2-0 winners at MolineuxCredit: GettyFernandes was sent off for this challenge on James Maddison – but it was later rescindedCredit: GettyHe also saw red against Porto just four days after the Tottenham early bathCredit: ReutersNemanja Vidic saw red three times in the 2008-09 seasonCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd More

WEST HAM goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski recovered from a shocking injury to watch his team earn a crucial win.Fabianski, 39, was taken off on a stretcher wearing a neck brace and with an oxygen mask after a first-half clash with Southampton defender Nathan Wood.West Ham’s Lukasz Fabianski suffered a horror injury at SouthamptonCredit: ReutersHe was treated on the field by medics for approximately seven minutesCredit: ReutersThe veteran was wheeled away on a stretcherCredit: PAMedics rushed on to the pitch and treated the veteran for seven minutes.Concerned team-mates watched on while opposite number Aaron Ramsdale came up from his goal to check on him.Fabianski was covered by a blanket before being carried off amid applause from both sets of fans as Alphonse Areola came on in the 36th minute. But the veteran Polish goalkeeper was later well enough to sit on the bench.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLHammers boss Julen Lopetegui said: “We were very worried about him.“He had a big knock around the head and neck. “He was not very sure about his actions.“Fortunately he is conscious in the dressing room. I talked with him.Most read in Football“The doctors say he feels better so I am positive about him.“He showed that more or less he had recovered his senses.Premier League legend takes over as Northampton Town boss as he returns to management after six years out“We were afraid, but now he is better.”Jarrod Bowen poked home the only goal of the game just before the hour mark.The narrow victory could have huge ramifications on the relegation battle come the end of the season with the Hammers initially moving 11 points clear of the drop zone.Saints, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom – cut six points adrift with just six points from their 18 games.The first-half incident left team-mates and opponents concernedCredit: ReutersAlphonse Areola came on for the stricken FabianskiCredit: PA More