Wolverhampton Wanderers have been dealt a potentially huge injury blow ahead of their upcoming Premier League fixture.

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In a recent report by Molineux News, the outlet suggested that Wolves' lack of an update on the condition of Rayan Ait-Nouri, who was withdrawn late on against Liverpool last weekend due to a knock, as well as the 20-year-old's apparent absence from first-team training on Wednesday, could mean that the left-back's injury is worse than the club are currently letting on.

Fans would be gutted

Considering just how impressive Ait-Nouri has been for Bruno Lage's side since being handed his first start of the season against Leeds United back in October, should the defender indeed miss out on the club's trip to Manchester City on Saturday, it would undoubtedly leave Wolves fans gutted.

Indeed, over his eight Premier League appearances so far this season, the £16.2m-rated man has provided one assist and created one big chance for his teammates, as well as making an average of 0.9 key passes and taking 0.8 shots per game.

The £33k-per-week left-back has also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making an average of 0.6 interceptions, 3.9 tackles - the most of any player in the top flight - 0.9 clearances and winning 7.4 duels per fixture.

These returns have seen the France U21 international average a SofaScore match rating of 6.97, ranking him as Wolves' eighth-best performer in the league.

As such, should the youngster indeed be unavailable for selection against Pep Guardiola's side this weekend, it would undoubtedly come as a huge blow to Lage's chances of securing a result at the Etihad - something that, after three games without a win, could start to be a cause for concern amongst the Molineux fanbase.

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