'I am worried': Chris Sutton makes Wolves vs Man City prediction following Gary O'Neil's 'scathing' comments

Wolves have a tough challenge on their hands this weekend when they return to Premier League action. Gary O’Neil was left ‘unbelievably disappointed’ following his side’s 5-3 loss to Brentford before the international break, and now they must prepare to face Manchester City.

Wolves have picked up just one point from their opening seven games this season, which came from a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at the end of August. Their nightmarish start to the campaign keeps them rooted to the bottom of the table as things stand. Southampton are the only other side to suffer a similar struggling start to these early stages following their promotion.

Meanwhile, Man City are pushing for another title and are currently battling with Liverpool and Arsenal at the top of the table. As Wolves prepare to host the champions at Molineux this afternoon, BBC Sport columnist Chris Sutton has given his thoughts on how things might unfold.

The last time these two sides met back in May, Wolves were dealt a major 5-1 defeat. However, in their meeting earlier last season, they fought hard to pull off a 2-1 win thanks to a Hwang Hee-chan winner to stun the champions.

“Wolves are bottom of the table with one point from their seven games so the last thing Gary O'Neil needs is to take on the champions,” Sutton wrote in his latest predictions column. “O'Neil was pretty scathing about his players' defending after they got walloped 5-3 by Brentford last time out, and I think they might concede a few more goals here.

“Manchester City huffed and puffed before putting away Fulham and they always seem to ship a goal these days, but they have enough quality to win this very comfortably even if they can no longer keep a clean sheet.

“Erling Haaland has gone two league games without scoring, which is a long time for him, but I'd be surprised if he doesn't get a couple here. Wolves won this game last season but, a year on, they are not the same side and I am worried about the number of times they could be carved open.”

Indeed, O’Neil was left frustrated following his side’s latest result before the international break. The 41-year-old spoke to BBC Match of the Day after the 5-3 loss to Brentford and had a lot to air regarding Wolves’ performance at the Gtech Community Stadium.

“It's the worst game I've been involved in as a coach. It's the furthest I've seen the group from what we wanted to look like. We were wide open. Crazy, crazy goals we gave away. [We made] crazy decisions with and without the ball. It was so loose. It's an unbelievably disappointing afternoon for us.”