Wolves boss Mick McCarthy admits he's pushed fullback George Elokobi to breaking point this season.

Elokobi was dropped for the first time in last weekend's 4-1 defeat to Arsenal but played for the reserves this week.

McCarthy said: "We've probably asked too much of George.

"He came back from nine months out and Stephen Ward got injured after one game and he's played eight Premier League matches. It was a bit much for him. I was having a discussion with the surgeon on Monday who operated on my ankle and we were on about players coming back from injury.

"We were on about George because he operated on him and he said the fact that he's back playing now is remarkable.

"Very often it's the following season because no-one has had to come back from an operation like that.

"Players get back, but you're never 100 per cent straight away and yet George has been brilliant, fantastic."