Sandro Tonali Injuries

'Yeah, I'd say he was a doubt [for the Tyne-Wear derby]. He looks like he's got a groin, sort of hip problem. I thought he performed well in the first half, and we missed him in the second period.' 'We will wait and see on Sandro. It is maybe not as bad as first feared. We will see how he is today and make a decision closer to the game.' 'No, not a longer-term problem, but it was too quick a turnaround, probably by a couple of days, for him for this game.' 'Sandro will train with a low workload today.'

'We'll have a look at him. Today is the first day we've seen him, so it's an opportunity, hopefully for him to train if he feels strong enough, and then we'll make a decision on tomorrow.'

'I think it was just cramp with Sandro. But he’s a player who is playing every week, executing everything he can. We’ve got a lot of players who are maxed out. We’ve got to be careful and manage the squad...'

'Sandro took a knock in the first half. I don't quite know the extent of the injury or what type of injury it is.' 'He's had a scan, we don't think it's too bad, so we are giving him every chance to declare himself fit. It was a dead leg type feeling, but Sandro felt concerned enough to get scanned.'

'We are still monitoring Sandro. He did train on Wednesday, but he wasn't 100 per cent, so he is touch and go for the game.'

'A bit of illness with Sandro, so he will be touch and go for the game. We will give him every opportunity. He wasn't there today, and he is such an important player so we will give him all the hours we have.'

'I don't know with Joe(linton) and Sandro (Tonali). It doesn't look good when a player comes off, especially because both looked in a little bit of pain. They'd be a huge blow for us if they're not available.' 'I think his injury isn't serious, he's battling trying to be fit for tomorrow, but whether he will make it, I'm not sure. But really positive signs because we thought we'd be losing them for longer.'

'He had a hamstring problem in the week; he missed a couple of days of training. I didn't really want to risk him today, but with the second half as it was, we felt we needed his legs in midfield. He said he felt OK to play. It was a reluctant sub, but I thought he did OK.' 'Sandro came through [the Forest game] fine. I anticipate he will be fully fit for Wednesday.'

'Sandro came off with cramp; he is a player we will make a decision on later today.'

'We haven't had any official confirmation yet; we haven't had anything from the Italian authorities. There is a high chance that he could be available for us at Wolves. We are preparing as if he is fit and ready to play. He will be travelling with us.' 'We can announce that Sandro will return to selection on Wednesday, 28 August, following the conclusion of his ten-month ban from competitive football.'

'I think he felt his thigh in training [with Italy]. He's come back in and has had a scan. There's a slight injury there - it's nothing serious or too long. But we'll wait and see whether he's available this weekend.'