Nuno says Wolves duo Willy Boly and Diogo Jota fit enough to start at Manchester United

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo says defender Willy Boly and attacker Diogo Jota are fit enough to start against Manchester United.

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Boly (ankle) and Jota (calf) returned to the bench for the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on January 23.

Now after a week on the training pitch the duo are in contention to feature from the start at Old Trafford.

He said: "Yes (they are both fit enough to start against Manchester United.)

"Last week they were options, now they are ready.

"It is good to have them back."

Jota replaced Pedro Neto off the bench in that Liverpool defeat as he made his first appearance since picking up a dead leg at Watford on New Year's Day.

Boly is fighting it out with midfielders Leander Dendoncker and Romain Saiss to join Conor Coady in the back three and make his first appearance since breaking his fibula in October.

And Nuno was pleased with how his side handled his absence. 

He said: "I was happy (with what I saw when Boly was out of the team).

"I think we performed well under the circumstances, we performed really well.

"(Willy) is an important player but during his absence we have been able to find solutions.

"Having him back gave us one more solution for what we want for the future."