London, Dec. 9 -- Manchester United survived a scare at Molineux but eventually secured a victory over bottom-of-the-table Wolves that moved them up to sixth in the Premier League.

According to BBC sports, on a night when a sizeable number of home fans heeded a call to delay their entrance for 15 minutes as a protest against the club's Chinese ownership, Wolves ended a 540-minute wait for a goal when Jean-Ricner Bellegarde found the corner after David Moller Wolfe's mis-hit shot had bounced into his path.

It made United pay for a series of missed chances either side of a comical effort from skipper Bruno Fernandes after Andre had delayed on the ball for far too long and lost possession deepin his own half. But Luke Shaw's forceful tackle ...