McCarthy remains upbeat

Mick McCarthy insists Saturday’s opening-day defeat to West Ham proved to his players that they can cope with the demands of the Barclays Premier League.

A superb strike from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson’s unmarked header meant the Hammers left Molineux with all three points, but Wanderers proved to be a match for Gianfranco Zola‘s outfit on their first return to the top flight since 2003/04.