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Jose Sa pulled from Wolves starting XI four minutes before kick-off in Man Utd clash after late injury

JOSE SA has been pulled from Wolves' starting XI just four minutes before he was due to face Manchester United.

The goalkeeper picked up an injury late in the warm-up before the Premier League clash.

Soccer player receiving treatment on the field.
Jose Sa picked up an injury before Wolves' clash against Manchester United
Soccer player Jose Sa receiving medical attention on the field.
He had treatment on the pitch

He received treatment on the pitch from the club physios but was deemed not fit enough to start.

The West Midlands outfit have drafted in Dan Bentley to deputise in Sa's place.

Wolves confirmed the late change on social media with a brief statement.

It read: "A late change to the starting XI.

"Dan Bentley will replace Jose Sa in goal and Tom King will now start on the bench."

Fans were baffled by the decision to replace Sam with Bentley, with many asking why Sam Johnstone was not called on.

One posted: "Where is Johnstone?"

A second wrote: "Thank God we have £10m mastermind signing Sam Johnst..."

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A third commented: "Well we’ve already lost this game."

A fourth said: "IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE OVER."

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Sam Johnstone of Wolverhampton Wanderers during a Premier League soccer match.
Sam Johnstone lost his place to Sa and was not called upon to replace him
José Sá's 2024-25 Wolves season statistics.

Another added: "Oh well, that's that then."

Sa has replaced Johnstone as the first-choice stopper at Wolves.

The former England international has not played in the Premier League since the 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town in December.

Wolves went into the match just three points behind the Red Devils, having climbed away from the threat of relegation under Vítor Pereira.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils were looking to close the gap between themselves and Crystal Palace in 12th place.

Ruben Amorim made a bold decision with his team selection as he gave a start to academy defender Tyler Fredricson.

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