L-R: Manchester United Mason Greenwood scores late goal against hard fighting Wolves and Son Heung-min take Tottenham to the top of the table with a one goal victory over Watford
In his first ever club game for a team other than Barcelona, Lionel Messi came off the bench in the 66th minute for PSG debut but it was Kylian Mbappe, with whom he tried unsuccessfully to play a one-twos many times, that scored the two goals for the club over Reims with a Di Maria assist in the 16th min and Hakimi in the 63rd minute,
For Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence was felt as Manchester United beat Wolves in their first game since announcing they had reached an agreement to re-sign the forward.
Ronaldo was not at Molineux but United’s travelling fans sang his name, with the Red Devils expected to confirm the arrival of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner from Juventus in the coming days for £12.8m.
Wolves felt Ruben Neves was fouled in the build-up but the goal was allowed to stand.
Wolves could have been 3-0 up inside 15 minutes, with Raul Jimenez forcing David de Gea into an early save, Aaron Wan-Bissaka making a goal-saving block to deny Trincao and Joao Moutinho volleying over after a mistake by Jadon Sancho.
United were second best for long periods and it required a spectacular double save by De Gea from Romain Saiss to prevent Wolves from taking the lead before Greenwood’s finish.
Tottenham Son Heung-min marked his 200th Premier League appearance with the winning goal as the club maintained their 100 per cent start to the season against Watford.
The result means Spurs will top the table heading into September’s international break, while Watford are 12th.
But they were made to work hard for their victory by an accomplished Watford side who were unfortunate to concede when Son’s in swinging free-kick deceived goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann and found the bottom-right corner. BBC
