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Wolves skipper Doherty hails Nuno motivating powers

Wolves skipper Matt Doherty appreciates playing for manager Nuno.

Doherty's progress has been one of the stand-out stories of Wolves' progression under their Portuguese coach.

"You leave a meeting with Nuno almost feeling like you can't lose," he told the Daily Mail. "You are totally convinced by what he tells you.

"Our results against the top six are good. We beat Man City twice last season. Maybe it's the way big teams set up. They take risks and we are a very good counter-attacking team. We can just sit back and then once we win the ball we can go.

"We were in the hunt for top four before the lockdown and then won our first three games back. So to not even make the top six was tough to take. We let an opportunity slip.

"But the prize for winning this competition (entry to the Champions League) is bigger than finishing fifth or sixth and not many teams will want to face us in a one-off game. I fancy our chances of doing something."

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