Vitor Pereira focused on performances not records as Wolves eye sixth win in row

Wolves are on their best run in the top-flight for more than half a century, and they host already-relegated Leicester on Saturday

Vitor Pereira is focused on performances rather than records as his Wolves side chase a sixth Premier League win in a row.

It is the club's best run in the top flight for more than half a century, and they welcome already-relegated Leicester to Molineux on Saturday.

Pereira's first game in charge in December was a 3-0 victory over Leicester, and at that stage it appeared this could be a potential relegation decider, but the sides' fortunes have been starkly different since.

"I'm not a guy who looks for records," Pereira told a press conference. "I'm just focused on the next game. We have to go there and compete for the three points. That's what matters most. The next game, and the next game after that, because the others are done. It's the past."

Leicester have taken just one point from their last 10 Premier League matches in a dreadful run but Pereira expects Ruud van Nistelrooy's team to have plenty of motivation.

"Molineux is one of their last (Premier League) games, so it's big for them," said the Portuguese. "Of course, they will want to prove they have quality, and they do. We have to prove our quality too."

Wolves expect Jose Sa to return in goal after he was injured in the warm-up ahead of last weekend's victory over Manchester United, with Dan Bentley stepping in.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Hwang Hee-chan, who both missed that game, could also return, while Pereira might be tempted to give a debut to 17-year-old forward Mateus Mane, who has been on the bench for the last two games.

"He has talent and a lot of quality," said the Wolves boss. "I believe he is part of this club's future. I want to give him some minutes. I haven't found the right moment yet, but he deserves it. He works hard. I can see him as a future figure in the Premier League."

Van Nistelrooy, meanwhile, has praised Pereira for doing what he couldn't - keep his team in the top-flight.

He also acknowledged the good transfer business Wolves had done in January, something he was also unable to do.

He said: “They have done well. The manager has done an excellent job coming in the winter, I think they invested as well, not sure how much.

“They reinforced the squad on top of a squad that is already good, I feel, and has had a long time in the Premier League.

“All credit to their performances since the new manager came in, they got themselves out of trouble and far away from the bottom three.”