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Joe Bray

Manchester United fans praise Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for two huge selection decisions vs Wolves

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been praised for overhauling his midfield for the trip to Wolves.

Solskjaer made six changes to his side from the United team that beat Watford on Saturday, with Victor Lindelof, Scott McTominay, Fred, Diogo Dalot, Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard coming into the starting XI.

Out went Phil Jones, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, with the midfield pairing of Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic also dropping out.

Solskjaer confirmed that Herrera was not fit to play, while Matic's absence appeared to be purely tactical.

And the decision to replace the midfield duo that have played the majority of the season for McTominay and Fred has certainly gone down well among the United support, who believe the two fringe players were unfairly dropped last month.

With Matic and Herrera injured, McTominay and Fred stepped up in the famous Champions League win against PSG, but lost their places when United's injury list cleared up.

Since then, United have lost two of their three fixtures.

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