Huge blow: Wolves suffer worrying injury setbacks before Man City, Lage surely gutted - opinion

Tonight sees Wolverhampton Wanderers take on Pep Guardiola’s title chasing Manchester City side.

After Liverpool’s win last night, City have it all to do against what is the fourth-best defence in the Premier League, having conceded just 34 goals all season.

After the impressive comeback against Chelsea, courtesy of some Chiquinho magic, Lage will order his side to continue in the same vein, as the Old Gold march towards meeting their ambition of achieving a finish in the European places.

Like Manchester City, Wolves will be chasing a win and with the prospect of the best defence vs the fourth-best defence, we could be in for a well organised and tight affair, just like the last time these two sides met in what ended as a 1-0 win for the Citizens.

With Lage out with illness, Wolves’ fitness coach Carlos Cachada provided an update over the health of the squad on Monday, as per BirminghamMail.

Cachada said: “At this moment we remain exactly the same, with the same injuries. The three guys are Daniel Podence, Nelson Semedo and Max Kilman.”

Though with centre-back Roman Saiss picking up a knock at Stamford Bridge, he may also be a doubt and will be assessed by the medical team ahead of the game.

It may prove to be somewhat of a late fitness test for the Moroccan who looks as though he will be departing the West Midlands side in the summer, amidst his expiring contract.

If Saiss is unable to feature in the game against Manchester City tonight, it will come as a huge blow for the Old Gold who will have their depth reduced to just one left-footed centre-back in Toti Gomes.

Still, in such a high profile and meaningful game for Wolves, they will surely miss the experience and know-how that Saiss brings.

Though a more positive