Wolves manager Nuno has expressed his delight for Liverpool midfielder Fabinho.

The pair worked alongside each briefly at Rio Ave in Portugal when Nuno was starting his coaching career and Fabinho likewise as a player.

Speaking ahead of Liverpool's trip to Molineux on Sunday, Nuno said: “Fabinho is an amazing, fantastic player.

“We were together at the beginning at Rio Ave when he came to Europe.

“It was many years ago and I was just starting.

“We brought two players from Brazil – Filipe Augusto and Fabinho.

“We were together for two weeks when from out of nowhere he goes on loan to Real Madrid.

“I say: 'phew, I teach this boy very well'.

“He was a fantastic boy and an amazing football player.

“Then he did Real Madrid, Monaco and now Liverpool.

“He was not the player he is now and was just a young boy of talent.

“He was in the Brazil U20s and in the Pan American games.

“He was a right-back and I think he changed his natural position at Monaco with Leonardo Jardim who was the manager who started putting him in midfield.

“I am delighted Fabinho is one of the many players I have the pleasure to work with who have achieved good things in football. It is so nice."