Mick McCarthy believes owner Steve Morgan will stand by him as the voices of discontent over Wolves’ plight begin to rise around Molineux, writes TIM NASH.

McCarthy is in desperate need of fresh evidence that he can secure the club’s Premier League place for a second season running starting with tonight’s demanding clash at a reviving Liverpool.

Wolves are closing 2010 with only four wins so far this season in a campaign from which Morgan hoped for much more as he unveiled plans for Molineux’s £40m development and a schedule for work which will be heavily influenced by club staying in the top flight.

That performance has inevitably triggered questions about whether McCarthy can survive even allowing for the strength of his relationship with Morgan and chief executive Jez Moxey. But the Wolves manager says he has no reason to doubt their continued faith and backing .

“It’s always the same it comes fr-om the outside and I don’t worry about that at all,” he said. “I have a great relationship with the people at the club. All I am concerned about is Liverpool that’s it. I don’t waste time reflecting on things over which you have no control.”

The policy Wolves hierarchy have adopted in sticking by McCarthy has been warmly greeted and admired in Premier League circles.

The manager himself enjoys widespread popularity among his peers but McCarthy says he is not interested in sentiment.

“I appreciate the goodwill but I’m not interested in anyone sugar-coating the situation for me. Sentiment means nothing to me.”