<p>Marcus Rashford's deflected strike deep into stoppage time moved Manchester United to within two points of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Tuesday.</p>.<p>United laboured for long spells against a youthful Wolves side but got a huge slice of fortune in the 93rd minute when Rashford's shot hit Romain Saiss to leave Rui Patricio helpless.</p>.<p>Victory takes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men up to second and continues an excellent run of 23 points from the last possible 27 to mount an unlikely title challenge after a slow start to the season.</p>.<p>Despite enjoying one more day's rest amid the packed festive schedule than their opponents, Solskjaer made six changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Leicester on Boxing Day.</p>.<p>Edinson Cavani made just his second Premier League start, while Paul Pogba returned in midfield, but United were fortunate to get away with a pedestrian performance.</p>.<p>Wolves were in action just 48 hours previously when they held Tottenham 1-1 at Molineux.</p>.<p>Nuno Espirito Santo brought in youngsters Max Kilman, Ki-Jana Hoever, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Vitinha to give the visitors' energy and his plan so nearly earned a valuable point even though they just ran out of gas in the closing stages.</p>.<p>The last clash between the sides at Old Trafford in February was Bruno Fernandes's debut for United.</p>.<p>The Portuguese has had a transformative impact on the United's fortunes, but he could not beat international teammate Patricio with by far the hosts' best chance of the first-half as he snuck in at the back post to meet Mason Greenwood's cross.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Saiss flicked home Pedro Neto's corner late on to earn Wolves a deserved point against Spurs and the same two players nearly combined to open the scoring when Saiss turned Neto's free-kick goalwards forcing David de Gea into a smart save.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/cavani-ready-to-start-more-games-for-manchester-united-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-932754.html">Read | Cavani ready to start more games for Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer</a></strong></p>.<p>Solskjaer lauded Cavani's predatory instincts on the eve of the game, suggesting the Uruguayan will be handed an extension to his contract for next season.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old did find the net with his only chance 20 minutes from time but was offside as the ball broke his way from a corner.</p>.<p>United posed a more attacking threat in the final 15 minutes than they did for the first 75 as Pogba then stung the palms of Patricio from long-range.</p>.<p>Anthony Martial also blazed over from the edge of the box before the breakthrough arrived in stoppage time.</p>.<p>Rashford raced onto Fernandes's hopeful long ball over the top and the England international's shot hit Saiss and flew in at Patricio's near post.</p>
<p>Marcus Rashford's deflected strike deep into stoppage time moved Manchester United to within two points of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Tuesday.</p>.<p>United laboured for long spells against a youthful Wolves side but got a huge slice of fortune in the 93rd minute when Rashford's shot hit Romain Saiss to leave Rui Patricio helpless.</p>.<p>Victory takes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men up to second and continues an excellent run of 23 points from the last possible 27 to mount an unlikely title challenge after a slow start to the season.</p>.<p>Despite enjoying one more day's rest amid the packed festive schedule than their opponents, Solskjaer made six changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Leicester on Boxing Day.</p>.<p>Edinson Cavani made just his second Premier League start, while Paul Pogba returned in midfield, but United were fortunate to get away with a pedestrian performance.</p>.<p>Wolves were in action just 48 hours previously when they held Tottenham 1-1 at Molineux.</p>.<p>Nuno Espirito Santo brought in youngsters Max Kilman, Ki-Jana Hoever, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Vitinha to give the visitors' energy and his plan so nearly earned a valuable point even though they just ran out of gas in the closing stages.</p>.<p>The last clash between the sides at Old Trafford in February was Bruno Fernandes's debut for United.</p>.<p>The Portuguese has had a transformative impact on the United's fortunes, but he could not beat international teammate Patricio with by far the hosts' best chance of the first-half as he snuck in at the back post to meet Mason Greenwood's cross.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Saiss flicked home Pedro Neto's corner late on to earn Wolves a deserved point against Spurs and the same two players nearly combined to open the scoring when Saiss turned Neto's free-kick goalwards forcing David de Gea into a smart save.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/cavani-ready-to-start-more-games-for-manchester-united-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-932754.html">Read | Cavani ready to start more games for Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer</a></strong></p>.<p>Solskjaer lauded Cavani's predatory instincts on the eve of the game, suggesting the Uruguayan will be handed an extension to his contract for next season.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old did find the net with his only chance 20 minutes from time but was offside as the ball broke his way from a corner.</p>.<p>United posed a more attacking threat in the final 15 minutes than they did for the first 75 as Pogba then stung the palms of Patricio from long-range.</p>.<p>Anthony Martial also blazed over from the edge of the box before the breakthrough arrived in stoppage time.</p>.<p>Rashford raced onto Fernandes's hopeful long ball over the top and the England international's shot hit Saiss and flew in at Patricio's near post.</p>