Dave Edwards: Diogo Jota tribute at Molineux incredibly moving
The Premier League has handled the tributes for Diogo Jota incredibly well.


I watched the Liverpool game on Friday night, which was very emotional.
Molineux had a lot to live up to after that, but everything the football club did itself in organising before the game was superb. I thought the match programme was brilliant, and the tifo was absolutely out of this world.
Away from that, the supporters groups, the fans in the stadium, and the volunteers, full credit to them - so much work goes into these kinds of things to make them happen.
I feel like as a whole football club, Wolves should take so much credit for how Molineux was on Saturday evening, as a spectacle, it was fantastic.
I am sure Diogo’s family, who were in the crowd, will be in awe of what Wolverhampton has shown to him. Both sets of supporters behaved impeccably, they got it just right, and that created a wonderful atmosphere.
Away from the result, the way so many supporters stayed in the stadium continued to show their tributes to him - it was done with such class and dignity. Saturday was about more than just football.
The team news made me think that Wolves weren’t going to create too many chances, but I could see why Vitor Pereira went with a slightly defensively minded team - he wanted to stay in the game for as long as possible.
The plan was to limit Manchester City, and then you have the substitutes from the bench who can come on and make a real impact.
For the first 30 to 35 minutes, it worked really well. They were getting good opportunities on the break without being able to take them.
As soon as Man City got that goal that game plan went out of the window. The second goal was a loose pass in midfield, and then the result was inevitable.
Wolves rallied just after half-time, but it felt like City were in second gear and they could have got another goal whenever they wanted to. It was not a bad performance from Wolves, and I thought the shape of the team was good for the most part.
You are always going to concede chances to a team like Manchester City, who have a real point to prove this season. But we really lacked that clinical nature at the top end of the pitch in those big moments, when you play against big teams, you really have to take them.
It is fairly obvious where Wolves will come undone this season. Without more backup in the transfer market from a creative perspective, they are going to be light - that has been obvious throughout pre-season.
That trend continued into the game. I watched Manchester United versus Arsenal on Sunday as I saw Matheus Cunha create moments out of nothing in that game. I know his team did not score, but we really lack that one player who can do something out of the ordinary.
At the moment, we need to score the perfect goal, and that can be very hard to do in the Premier League.
The substitutes did make a difference. Jhon Arias looked really lively, and I expect him to be the closest thing we have to Cunha. Hopefully, he is fully fit and ready to go for that game against Bournemouth.
They need to start finding an attacking edge when they go forward, but at the moment, it is not clicking. That result won’t define Wolves’ season, but they need reinforcements.
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