Wolves v Man United preview: Rob Edwards facing midfield conundrum

The Brazilian will serve his one-match suspension tonight, while fellow midfielder Andre is also one more yellow card away from a suspension.

Despite some frustration over the incident that saw Gomes pick up a booking against Forest, Edwards says his absence is a chance for someone else in the squad to shine.

"It gives someone else an opportunity now," Edwards said.

"Clearly Joao is a really good player and really important for us, but it was inevitable it was going to happen and we've just got to deal with it. 

"I spoke to them both, the two lads that were on four bookings before the game and said, 'if you're going to pick one up, then make sure it's not for kicking the ball away or anything silly'. 

"But we knew the risks, we knew it was going to happen at some stage. 

"The frustrating thing was I think he got the ball, I don't think it was even a foul.

"He's got the ball and we're defending a free kick on the edge of our own box and then he's suspended now and it wasn't even a foul, so that was annoying. 

"He was really frustrated. He's asking us whether we can get it rescinded, but you can't for yellow cards."

Marshall Munetsi is also injured and will not be able to fill in for Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is an option to drop deeper, while Ladislav Krejci has played in both midfield and defence since signing for Wolves in the summer.

Krejci has missed the last two games with a knee injury but is nearing a return and may be the correct option from Edwards' small squad.

The 26-year-old has only played in defence for Edwards since he was appointed, but when asked if he says him as a midfield option too, the head coach said: "I do, I think he's got lots of strengths and strings to his bow.

"I think that's a real plus for us.

"I look for that really in a lot of players anyway, can they play in multiple positions? I think it really helps us whether we need to change in-game or like this, whether we need to use someone the higher or lower. That certainly helps."

Wolves are still winless going into tonight's game against United, following a poor display against Forest in their latest loss.

But Edwards is focused on his team and ensuring they do not repeat that drab display.

"They've got loads of really good players," Edwards said.

"Like every team, they'll have a clear way of playing and we'll be able to really get stuck into them and have a really good look at it. 

"But let me focus on us for a second now, and I need to see us. We've got to turn up. 

"We've got to expect the best Manchester United to turn up and we have got to and I don't want to see what we saw (against Forest) for that first half. It's got to be about us."