Premier League: Pogba misses penalty as Wolves deny Manchester United victory

The Red Devils had to settle for 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Monday.

Paul Pogba pulled his jersey over his face when the final whistle sounded, his latest spot-kick failure costing Manchester United two points and casting doubt over the wisdom of the team rotating its penalty-takers. (Photo | AP) 

Anthony Martial put United into the lead at Molineux after running onto Rashford's pass and shooting first time with his left foot high into the net in the 27th. (Photo | AP)

Martial's goal took him to 50 for United in all competitions since his move from Monaco in 2015. (Photo | AP)

Wolves was overrun in the first half, but improved in the second half — mainly after the halftime introduction of pacy winger Adama Traore — and equalized through a superb strike from Ruben Neves. (Photo | AP)

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Ruben Neves celebrates after scoring against United. (Photo | AP)

United would have gone top of the table with a win, but instead they were left to reflect on an inconsistent performance that underlined why Solskjaer still has a lot of work to do to turn his team into title contenders. (Photo | AP)

Martial should have doubled United's lead on the stroke of half-time when he pounced on Bennett's misplaced pass and eased past Willy Boly, only to tread on the ball when he seemed certain to score. (Photo | AP)

At an average of 24 years and 173 days, Solskjaer had picked United's youngest Premier League starting line-up since the final day of the 2016-17 campaign. (Photo | AP)

Daniel James made his maiden start for United after the close-season signing from Swansea scored his first goal as a substitute against Chelsea. (Photo | AP)

While there were moments of promise in attack and defence, United didn't take their chances and crumbled too easily when they came under pressure in their second game of the season. (Photo | AP)