Carabao Cup: Wolves v Chelsea preview - Marshall Munetsi calls for unity on Molineux return

Sunday's late defeat to Burnley triggered ugly scenes at Molineux as fans vented their frustration at the hierarchy, players and Pereira - with the head coach fronting up to the critics by approaching the home fans at full-time.

Despite that, Munetsi insists the fans and club must 'stay together' as Wolves seek respite in the cup, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

“It's quite a difficult moment for everybody, we always want to win games for us players, and also for the supporters and everybody associated with the club," Munetsi said.

"The players really feel the difficulties, but we still have much more to play for, and I think we just have to stay together, stay united. 

“We understand them (the fans) because they love the club. 

"A lot of them grew up supporting this team, and they just need to know that we also want to see the club in a better place. We, as players, don't want to be in this situation. 

"So, we do understand the anger and the frustration, but we’re going to do our best to make sure that we win games, and we just want them to support us, because in the end we ourselves and them have to get us out of this situation.

“If we are divided, it won't work for us. Stick together, keep pushing. Last year we managed to change things because of them supporting us and winning a lot of games at home. So, it’s key for us to stick together and try to get out of the situation.”

Wolves fans sung for Pereira to be sacked following the loss against the Clarets, as the club sunk further into their relegation battle.

With a smaller attendance expected at Molineux tonight, the atmosphere is tough to predict, but fans are likely to maintain their criticism of the way the club is being run and the current horrendous form.

Jorgen Strand Larsen threw his backing behind Pereira at the weekend and Munetsi has followed suit, adding that the head coach has the support of the players and is capable of getting Wolves back on the right path.

Munetsi added: “He did an amazing job. Last year when he came things were also quite tough and he managed to turn things around. 

"We know how he wants to work, and we have been working quite well. Some of us came because of him. 

"I think we are just going through a phase that none of us can really explain what's going on, and as a manager he's really trying to push to change, to train us in different ways, to find solutions to win games.

“I understand when fans get frustrated, he understands also. It's just a phase that we cannot explain, but we just have to keep on working together, supporting the managers, supporting the players, and also for the supporters to keep on being behind us, because we still have 29 (Premier League) games to go, so a lot can still happen in 29 games.”