The teenager was at non-league Rochdale two years ago. Now he is the star attraction for a Premier League club
By WhoScored
Wolves were not supposed to find hope this season, certainly not from an 18-year-old who was at a non-league club two years ago. But on what many expected to be another drab afternoon for Wolves, with relegation seemingly inevitable after a run of 19 games without a win, Mateus Mané – starting a league game at Molineux for the first time – became the unlikely catalyst for the narrative to shift.
Mané made the difference as Wolves beat West Ham 3-0 in early January. He slipped a decisive ball to Hwang Hee-chan, who released Jhon Arias to score Wolves’ opener, then he won the penalty that doubled the lead. And, just when it seemed the game was settled, he spun away from Soungoutou Magassa and drilled a low shot past Alphonse Areola to score his first senior goal, completing a personal hat-trick of influence on Wolves’ first league win of the season.
Continue reading…The teenager was at non-league Rochdale two years ago. Now he is the star attraction for a Premier League clubBy WhoScoredWolves were not supposed to find hope this season, certainly not from an 18-year-old who was at a non-league club two years ago. But on what many expected to be another drab afternoon for Wolves, with relegation seemingly inevitable after a run of 19 games without a win, Mateus Mané – starting a league game at Molineux for the first time – became the unlikely catalyst for the narrative to shift.Mané made the difference as Wolves beat West Ham 3-0 in early January. He slipped a decisive ball to Hwang Hee-chan, who released Jhon Arias to score Wolves’ opener, then he won the penalty that doubled the lead. And, just when it seemed the game was settled, he spun away from Soungoutou Magassa and drilled a low shot past Alphonse Areola to score his first senior goal, completing a personal hat-trick of influence on Wolves’ first league win of the season. Continue reading…
