Wolves are back in action this lunchtime with an away Premier League clash against Manchester City after their crushing 1-0 defeat against Liverpool at Molineux last weekend.

On the chalkboard

In terms of which players Bruno Lage could pick to be in his starting XI to take on Pep Guardiola's side, one man who should not be in the team today is wing-back Nelson Semedo.

His display against Liverpool showed why the Portuguese international isn't capable of performing against the top teams in the Premier League, such as Manchester City, who have scored 32 goals and conceded just nine in their 15 league games so far this season.

In Semedo's 90 minutes on the pitch against Jurgen Klopp's side, he only completed 18 of his 29 passes and found a team-mate with just one of the six long balls he attempted, ultimately losing possession 21 times.

From a defensive point of view, the ex-Barcelona player - who has previously been derided as a "liability" at the back by Tim Spiers - only won three of his 11 duels and failed to make any tackles or block any shots. He was also dribbled past on two occasions, hardly making himself a tough opponent for Liverpool's attacking players.

This display ultimately earned the 28-year-old an overall match rating of 6.2/10, making him the lowest-rated Wolves player on the day according to SofaScore - even lower than the likes of Joao Moutinho and Francisco Trincao, who came on as late substitutes in the 1-0 defeat.

The Express & Star also picked up on Semedo's rather worrying display by claiming that he "struggled" in the game and that "defensively he allowed Mane and Robertson to get beyond him too often and he gave the ball away regularly," as well as saying that he "offered little going forward."

With this in mind as well as City's plentiful attacking riches, it could be in Lage's best interest not to start Semedo - who is currently earning £84k-per-week according to Salary Sport - this afternoon, as City's attacking stars could target him as Wolves' defensive weak link.

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