Amorim disallowed Wolves’ second goal, in the ninth minute of added time, because it came at a time when United were chasing the game.
That task was not made any easier by captain Bruno Fernandes being sent off for the third time this season when, after being booked in the first half, he clipped Wolves captain Nelson Semedo early in the second, leading to a second yellow card. red, and suspension for Monday’s visit to Newcastle at Old Trafford.
“I always feel frustrated with a red card, but it can happen,” Amorim said. “He wants to go for the ball, but the other player touches it first. There is contact but it is hard for him.”
If there was fortune in this success for Wolves, it was solely due to the fact that Cunha is yet to face the Football Association on a misconduct charge for his actions in the melee after the home defeat to Ipswich earlier of this month.
The Brazilian is so crucial to Wolves that it is difficult to imagine they would have achieved this success without him. The prospect of a prolonged ban loomed over Molineux as strongly as the fog that lingered all night.
“He’s a top-level player, a special player,” Pereira said. “He knows he lost emotional control [after the Ipswich game] But he is a very good person.”
Pereira also spoke of the “energy” in his locker room, the determination of his players and the connection with the fans. This has been achieved in less than fifteen days.
