Misfiring United seemed set for a sixth league draw in 11
matches until South Korea midfielder Park pounced in the 93rd minute to sink a
Wolves team who drew level after the break through Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
United's last-gasp victory was soured, however, by the sight
of former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves limping off five minutes into his
first start for more than two years.
Unbeaten United moved above Arsenal into second spot with 23
points from 11 games, two behind Chelsea who play Liverpool on Sunday. Arsenal,
who have 20, are also in action on Sunday against Newcastle United.
Tottenham Hotspur fell to earth with a thud after their
midweek Champions League win over Inter Milan, losing 4-2 at Bolton Wanderers
who moved above the London club into fifth position thanks to two goals by
Kevin Davies.
Bottom club West Ham United squandered a 2-0 lead at
Birmingham City to draw 2-2 while Everton and Blackpool also shared four goals.
Asamoah Gyan's double gave Sunderland a 2-0 win over Stoke
City while Fulham equalized late in a 1-1 home draw with Aston Villa. Blackburn
Rovers also beat Wigan Athletic 2-1.
POOR DISPLAY United welcomed back Hargreaves after the
Canadian-born player's battle with chronic tendinitis in both knees but his
appearance was short-lived as he hobbled off after a run down the right flank.
It set the tone for a poor United display and Wolves will
feel unlucky not to have taken a point.
With no Dimitar Berbatov or Nani, and Wayne Rooney heading
for the United States to continue his rehabilitation from injury, the hosts
looked toothless in attack and were lucky Park was in such lively form.
United had offered little when Park moved on to a defense-splitting
pass by Darren Fletcher and finished with deadly accuracy in the 45th minute.
Ebanks-Blake, formerly on the books at Old Trafford, came
off the bench to silence the home crowd when he fired past keeper Edwin van der
Sar after 66 minutes.
It could have got worse for United when Steven Fletcher
blasted over the bar for Wolves but, as they so often do, United found a man
for the occasion and Park weaved in from the right before planting a crisp shot
past the despairing dive of Wolves keeper Marcus Hahnemann.
