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'It is a pleasure!': Julen Lopetegui encourages his Wolves players to EMBRACE their relegation battle... as his side returns to Nottingham Forest seeking revenge for Carabao Cup exit

Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui has implored his players to look forward to their upcoming relegation fight, calling the challenge a 'pleasure' and the team 'privileged' to take part in the matches.

The club currently sits 13th in the Premier League table, but as the teams in the bottom half of the table are clustered so closely together, Wolves are only three points clear of 18th-placed West Ham.

The London side have two games in hand over Lopetegui's players.

But rather than shying away from the pressure, the Spanish coach has called on his team to embrace the battle with a 'strong mentality'.