Wolves winger Adama Traore missed his side's weekend 3-0 defeat to Manchester City with an adductor injury, reliable journalist Liam Keen has confirmed.

The Lowdown: Wolves beaten with ease

Bruno Lage's side were soundly beaten by the reigning Premier League champions on Saturday as their disappointing start to the season continues.

Jack Grealish's goal inside the first minute was an early blow and Nathan Collins' first-half red card effectively ended any hopes the home side had of getting a result.

One player who has troubled City in the past is Traore, scoring three times against Pep Guardiola's side during the 2019/20 season, but he was unavailable at the weekend, missing out through injury.

The Latest: Traore injury

Taking to Twitter, Keen confirmed in a two-word response why the Spanish winger did not feature on Saturday.

When asked by a Wolves supporter why the 26-year-old wasn't playing against Man City, the journalist simply replied: "Adductor injury".

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The Verdict: Missed off the bench

It seems fairly clear that Lage doesn't consider Traore indispensable - he wouldn't have sent him on loan to Barcelona last season or handed him a mere 10 top-flight starts otherwise - but his presence is still missed from the substitutes' bench.

The 26-year-old has been clocked as one of the fastest players in the league and his combination of pace, power and quick feet can make him a nightmare for opposition players, with Jurgen Klopp describing him as 'undefendable' in the past.

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The hope is that Traore is back available soon in order to bolster Wolves' attacking options, with just three goals in seven league games so far this season and already shorn of forwards Raul Jimenez and Sasa Kalajdzic through injuries of their own.