Pedro Neto will lead Wolverhampton Wanderers’ fight against reigning champions Liverpool on Monday night. 
The 21-year-old has five goals and five assists from 28 games in the Premier League to put him in contention for the prestigious PFA Young Player of the Year award. Such is Neto’s confidence at present, the winger insists he would rather face Liverpool’s imperious defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip instead of the makeshift back-line Klopp will be forced to field at Molineux.
Pedro Neto said “I have to be honest, I would rather play against van Dijk or Matip because I like to test myself against the best so I can improve my game. The best thing we can do in football to learn, is to play with the best. I came to this league to play with the best and to play against the best, and to show that I can do my job and play my game whoever is on the pitch.”
One of the many problems Nuno is trying to fix is the lack of first half goals Wolves have scored. The Molineux men have been slow starters since their promotion to the Premier League, but they’ve scored just once in the first half of their last eight games. And Neto believes supporters can expect to see a more rampant Wolves from the off against Liverpool.
Pedro Neto said “We are trying to change our mentality to go a little bit better in the first half, and we are looking forward to the game because it will be a good game, a hard game. It’s always a difficult game against Liverpool because they have a very good team, but we have to take the opportunities in these difficult games to show that we have personality to play and to show our game.”
