Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo was left perplexed when he was quizzed on Manchester United's reported interest in Raul Jimenez back in January. “First-time I heard it," he answered with a puzzled look on his face. "Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) didn’t mention anything about that." Having just drawn with United in the FA Cup, it made some sense for a reporter to stoke the fire by directly asking both managers what they made of the rumours.
Neither manager gave them the bite they had hoped for. United had made it clear they wanted a new striker in January, and Solskjaer admitted himself that experience was needed in a squad susceptible to making juvenile mistakes.