Manchester United head to Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight looking to avoid another Premier League slip-up.

Ruben Amorim’s side were woeful again in front of their own fans on Thursday night with West Ham United holding them to a 1-1 draw.

It meant United missed the chance to move into the Premier League top five. Against Wolves, they face the only side in the league still to win a game this season, marooned at the bottom of the league having taken just two points from 14 games. Anything other than a win for Amorim tonight would mark a pretty abysmal night at the office.

United were without Matthijs de Ligt against West Ham with the Netherlands international left out of the squad with a minor knock.

De Lift hopes to recover in time for tonight’s game at Molineux, however.

Diogo Dalot opened the scoring at Old Trafford last Thursday with a smart finish but was withdrawn shortly after, appearing to signal to the bench he had felt something.

Like de Ligt, Amorim is hopeful it is a small issue that won’t keep him out of action tonight.

Harry Maguire meanwhile is expected to be unavailable again as he recovers from a hamstring injury. While there is hope Benjamin Sesko will be available again later this month, tonight’s game comes too soon for the Slovenia international.

The clamour for Kobbie Mainoo be involved only grew during that listless display against West Ham but Amorim has been adamant he will not be pressured into any selection decision with the England international.

Mainoo has still not started a league game this season. Molineux was the scene of one of his best moments of the season last term, curling home that sublime 97^th minute winner but even with games thick and fast, there isn’t much to suggest Amorim will bring him into the team tonight.

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With Ayden Heaven hooked at half-time against West Ham, de Ligt will surely reclaim his place in the team tonight if passed fit.

Casemiro started again last Thursday and there will be occasions in the coming weeks when the Brazilian will have to be rested. But with Manuel Ugarte doing little to demonstrate he is a capable understudy, Amorim will hope to delay that.

Wolves vs Man Utd kick-off time, TV channel and live stream

Wolves vs Man Utd kicks off at 8pm tonight (Monday 8 December).

You can watch the match live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event with streaming also available through the Sky Go app and NOW TV for subscribers.

A new high-tech force targeting Russian submarines that threaten the UK’s vital undersea pipes and cables has been unveiled by Defence Secretary John Healey.

The multi-million pound Atlantic Bastion will consist of Royal Navy warships and aircraft partnering with autonomous vehicles and AI technology to defend the vital infrastructure.

It comes as the government says Russian activity off the British coast has increased by 30% over the past two years.

The Ministry of Defence suspects ships such as the Yantar – which has been spotted on the edge of UK waters twice this year – are being used to map pipelines and cables.

Healey told a press conference last month that his message to Russia and its president Vladimir Putin was: ‘We see you, we know what you’re doing.’

On a visit to Portsmouth Naval Base, the Defence Secretary said British officials also know what Putin is ‘developing’.

He said: ‘People should be in no doubt of the new threats facing the UK and our allies under the sea, where adversaries are targeting infrastructure that is so critical to our way of life.’

The UK relies on subsea infrastructure for 99% of its international telecommunications data, as well as basic energy supplies like electricity, oil and gas.

According to the recent strategic defence review, the sea is becoming ‘increasingly vulnerable’ with adversaries ‘more willing to threaten the free flow of critical commodities’.

In a speech today, First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins is expected to describe Atlantic Bastion as a ‘bold new approach to secure the underwater battle-space against a modernising Russia’.

He will say: ‘A revolutionary underwater network is taking shape – from the mid-Atlantic ridge to the Norwegian Sea. More autonomous, more resilient, more lethal – and British built.

‘We’ve already made rapid and significant progress with delivering Atlantic Bastion. A force that keeps us secure at home and strong abroad.’

The project will involve the development of state-of-the-art tech to track down submarines.

An MoD spokesman said this would mean equipping vessels and aircraft with ‘AI-powered acoustic detection technology’ and integrating them into a ‘digital targeting web’.

Atlantic Bastion is supported with £14 million of early investment from the MoD and industry.

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