Rui Patrício’s wellbeing will be reviewed by Wolves medical staff on Tuesday to assess his progress following the head injury suffered in Monday night’s defeat by Liverpool.
The goalkeeper was carried off on a stretcher after being accidentally caught by the right knee of his teammate Conor Coady while the pair challenged Mohamed Salah.
Nuno Espírito Santo suggested afterwards that the injury was not as bad as first feared, with Patrício conscious and seemingly fully aware of what had happened. He did not require hospital treatment and was described as being “chatty and relaxed” as he left Molineux on Monday before being driven home by the club’s physio.
Wolves will continue to monitor him closely and will follow the Football Association Gradual Return to Play (GRTP) protocols.
Nuno said after the game: “We have to take the right precautions but he’s OK. It was a big knock to his head. The next 48 hours are important. We have to wait. But he’s in good hands, being assessed by the doctors and they tell me he is OK.”
Wolves are all too aware of the danger of head trauma, as their striker Raúl Jiménez continues to recover from a fractured skull suffered against Arsenal in November.
