I feel I’m a player again – Wolves’ Raul Jimenez on his long road to recovery

Jimenez wore a headguard on his return which featured specially designed padding which is thicker on one side to protect the more fragile area of his skull

Raul Jimenez sports his protective headguard following the fractured skull he suffered last year (Bradley Collyer/PA).

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez admits he finally feels like a footballer again following his “miracle” return from a fractured skull.

The Mexican suffered the sickening injury in a clash of heads with David Luiz – then of Arsenal – last November and made his competitive return in Saturday’s opening Premier League defeat by Leicester.