Wolves have lost just one Premier League match of five.
Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has told his club’s official website that he has been impressed by Wolverhampton Wanderers’ start to the Premier League campaign.
Wolves travel north ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Jose Mourinho’s side, as they look to maintain their excellent start to life back in England’s top division after gaining promotion from the Championship.
Nuno Espirito Santo, who like Mourinho has managed Portuguese giants FC Porto, has guided Wolves to ninth place in the Premier League table after two wins, two draws and a loss in the league.
Right-back Valencia told United’s official website that he has noticed from watching Wolves that they are an attacking side who are more than willing to get players forward, and believes they will avoid relegation come May.
“Yes, I’ve seen three of four Wolves games,” Valencia said. “They’re playing really well. They get a lot of players forward, they are also very well drilled and it will be a tough game.
“But we’ll be at home with our fans and our people so we need to play with character like we’ve been doing recently. I don’t think they are a side that will struggle in the Premier League.”
Wolves will need a performance that saw them draw against Premier League champions Manchester City 1-1, which saw Willy Boly score to put the newly-promoted side ahead – only for City to equalise through Aymeric Laporte.
The Midlands club will be up against it, though, having won only one of their last nine league and cup meetings between the two sides.
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