Parting company with a manager on the eve of the season is never ideal but Wolves’ first-half performance at Manchester United indicated it was the best thing they could have done.
After a summer spent grousing about the lack of money available for transfers, former Spain and Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui left Molineux last Tuesday.
Wolves moved quickly to hire Gary O’Neil but it still left him with only three training sessions to prepare for a trip to Old Trafford, one of the toughest challenges in English football.
Whatever O’Neil did in training at Compton had an immediate impact on Matheus Nunes and Matheus Cunha.