Cardiff boss Neil Warnock reveals his wife’s favourite manager is Wolves’ Nuno Espirito Santo

Neil Warnock has revealed his wife’s favourite manager is Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

Nuno could guide Wolves to a Europa League finish in the club’s first season back in the Premier League; they are seventh and lead Watford on goal difference.

Ahead of Cardiff’s trip to Molineux on Saturday, Bluebirds manager Warnock said: “He has done a great job – he’s my missus’ favourite manager. 

“He’s a lovely man as well. We always have good games against them and I hope we can put in a good performance, not like the last two.” 

Warnock has held frank talks with his players after heavy home defeats to Watford and Everton.

Cardiff have dropped into the relegation zone with ten games to go after losing 5-1 to Watford and 3-0 to Everton.

Warnock added: ”I had a chat with them all and put my point of view forward about the remainder of the season.

“After that they had a meeting of their own and I was quite pleased about that.

“When you do make mistakes you don’t tend to look in the mirror, you tend to look around. All I’ve asked is for them to look in the mirror.”

Cardiff will be buoyed by Wolves’ struggles against relegation-threatened clubs this season.

Nuno’s men have lost twice to basement boys Huddersfield and once each to the Bluebirds and Brighton, while they’ve also drawn with Fulham. 

Cardiff are two points from safety and Warnock admits it would be a ‘miracle’ if the club survive relegation in the wake of the Emiliano Sala tragedy. 

The club’s record £15million signing was

Warnock said: “It would be a miracle (to stay up), I have said that all along. 

“But even more so having had to go through what we have had to go through in the last few months. It has just been unreal really, but you just have to get on with it. 

“I think the club has been fantastic, the supporters have never wavered and we have to concentrate on that.”