Manchester United will be looking to build on Thursday evening's 3-1 win over Burnley and make a winning start to 2022 when they welcome Wolves to Old Trafford on Monday evening.
United — who beat Wolves 1-0 at Molineux earlier in the season thanks to a late goal from Mason Greenwood — maintained their unbeaten start to life under Ralf Rangnick against the Clarets, securing a return to winning ways after settling for a 1-1 draw at Newcastle in their previous game.
Although Wolves, at the time of writing, are only one place behind United in the Premier League table, Rangnick's side will enter their first outing of the New Year as strong favourites to record another three-point haul and move to within one point of the top-four.
As well as that, the history books are also stack in United's favour. That is because the Reds have a higher win-rate in Premier League matches played in January than any other club in the league's history.
United, who made a winning start to 2021, beating Aston Villa 2-1 12 months ago, have won 74 of their previous 113 Premier League matches in January, meaning they boast a very respectable win ratio of 65.5 per cent — a figure that no other Premier League club can beat.
Interestingly, Wolves' lowest win-rate in a calendar month at Premier League level, consequently, is January, with the midlands club having won just five of their previous 29 matches in the first month of a new calendar year, meaning they boast a win percentage in January of just 17.2 per cent.
Wolves have never won their opening match of a new calendar year as a Premier League club, drawing two and losing five of their previous seven attempts.
United will be chasing a fourth successive league win over Wolves, while they will be looking to stretch their unbeaten run under Rangnick to six games.
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