Wolves have reportedly agreed a deal with Gary O’Neil’s replacement

Former Porto manager Vitor Pereira has agreed an 18-month deal to take over at Wolves, according to reports. The Molineux outfit sacked Gary O'Neil on Sunday after a 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town over the weekend. Wolves are languishing in 19th place in the Premier League with nine points from their opening 16 games. They are five points adrift of Leicester City in 17th and have won just twice all season.

According to BBC Sport, Pereira is set to travel to England on Tuesday to finalise the deal. His first game will be a huge relegation six-pointer at Leicester on Sunday afternoon. A defeat would move the Foxes eight points ahead of Wolves while victory would see the Old Gold move within two points of safety.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been speaking about O'Neil's departure as his side prepare to play Southampton in the Carabao Cup last eight on Wednesday. The Saints also sacked their manager on Sunday, as Russell Martin was relieved of his duties after a 5-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. Slot said: "In my opinion it is a pity. These things happen. Russell Martin has done so well last season for Southampton. This season again [his side] played good football. We experienced this when we had such a tough day over there. We only beat them 3-2. So you always feel sorry if managers don't get the chance to continue. Especially in these two situations because for me they were managers who had a good idea of how they wanted to play with their team. Unfortunately, they weren't able to get enough points - then managers get sacked."

Ex-Aston Villa and Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock blasted the Wolves squad for their role in O'Neil's departure. He said: "There are no goals in the team. I know everybody goes on about Matheus Cunha - he's a talent but he can't score. He scores a worldie every now and again but he's not going to score 15 goals to keep you up. Another thing that really surprises me is why you would sell Raul Jimenez?

“I know it wasn't last season but for a player of that quality, he is exactly what Wolves need. He will chip in with 10 goals a season, maybe more and it's his work rate off the ball - the tenacity up front to pester defenders constantly. None of the Wolves players are pests. I don't look at any Wolves player and think I wouldn't fancy playing against them. A few of them are nasty in a way but they are cowards when they do it. Anyone can be nasty after the final whistle, that's brave."