Doyle undaunted by trip to United

Doyle undaunted by trip to United

Published Dec. 15, 2009 11:00 a.m. ET

Wolves will be massive underdogs when they travel to Old Trafford but they defied the odds to win 1-0 at Tottenham last weekend as a result of Doyle's fourth goal of the season and the Irishman is keen to bag another upset. Doyle said: "Obviously United are one of the best teams in the world and it's always extremely difficult to get something there. "But you have to go into every match believing you can get a result and we're confident after winning the last two games." This is just the attitude manager Mick McCarthy wants to hear from his players as he has been around long enough to know shock results can happen. Another win against the odds would really add some momentum to Wolves' battle for survival following back-to-back victories. But McCarthy knows the size of the task his team face especially with United smarting from being beaten at home by Aston Villa on Saturday and McCarthy said: "When was the last time Manchester United lost two at home on the bounce? "But we are not giving it up. Far from it. We might just catch them lacking in confidence! "I know United have got loads of injuries. But I saw them play without any centre backs recently in the Champions League and give someone a slapping so I am not feeling sorry for them. "I know there is never a good time to play them. It is probably even worse after they have just been beaten at home." While McCarthy is hoping to pull off what would be one of the biggest shocks of the season so far, he does admit Sunday's clash against Burnley at Molineux is ultimately going to be more important to their survival hopes. He added: "Let's clear it up. Let's not dance around the question. Is Burnley on Sunday more important to me than this one? Yes, it is. "Without being disrespectful to Burnley, have we got more chance of beating them than Manchester United? My guess is yes." Having endured a terrible run of just three points from eight games, Wolves have revived their battle to beat the drop with wins against Bolton and Tottenham to claw their way out of the relegation zone. McCarthy, however, is not about to start sitting back and resting on his laurels. The former Sunderland boss added: "More wants more. We are at 16 games with 16 points. A point a game. Over the season you need just a bit more than that. "We were behind it before the last two games and we are now back at that level. "If we end up with around 38 points we will be in the ball park. "I said we would have a good run and win a couple of games and someone else would lose a couple. "We are now fourth bottom. Now the worry is that we will drop into the bottom three. I am not bothered if we do. "So long as we are not there come the end of the season that is when you don't want to be there. "All the stats about being doomed if you are there at Christmas were blown out of the water by West Brom when they were bottom of the table and still stayed up. "We just need to keep doing what we are doing. Keep picking up the points where we can, when we can. Just keep grounded, keep doing what we are doing and see what happens." McCarthy is set to call-up Kevin Foley to make only his fourth start of the season as a replacement on the right wing for Dave Edwards who will be missing for 10 weeks with the ankle ligament damage he suffered at Tottenham.

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