Wolves boss Nuno says squad can cope with no new striker

And the Wolves boss has again called for increased protection for his players from referees.

Wolves tried and failed to buy or loan a number of forwards including four on transfer deadline day alone – Jurgen Locadia, Stefano Okaka, Loic Remy and Chris Martin.

Nuno said: "I'm pleased with the business we did. We didn't start in the last few days, we planned before.

"We brought in the players we thought we should bring.

"I always said the player to come into the squad has to bring something new and different. We didn't find it. We have other options in the squad.

"We will only speak about the players in the squad. Players of Wolves, I can give whatever commentary you wish. Players who aren't here, I will not speak about that.

"To come to the squad they have to bring something new. We have good options to use in the squad."

Nuno has already criticised referees after his team's defeat to Cardiff and the draw at Brentford.

And he repeated those sentiments yesterdays saying that a foul should be a foul no matter what country or competition.

"I think the referees should protect the game of football," he added. "A foul is always a foul, no matter what competition it is.

I"'m not complaining, it's nothing to do with that. The referees say 'this is Championship'. There's no point saying the Championship is like this and we allow fouls in the Championship.

"It's clear isn't it. This is no excuse, that's what I can't understand. Fans come to the stadium to see good football and see the players try to play, not to be aggressive and elbows and pushes and holding. This doesn't exist in football.

"The law is the law."

One player Wolves did sign is Alfred N'Diaye, who may earn a debut against Millwall today.

"He's a good, strong midfielder," Nuno added. "He gives us another possibility with Ruben, Romain, Jack and Connor.

"I think we are quite well in that position."

The boss is expecting a tough game against the Lions but said his squad had done good work during the international break.

"The break was good," he said. "When we don't have competition there is a different way of training.

"Our plan was to make advantage of this time, to be more specific on detailed situations we think can be useful.

"It was a good moment for us. It's good to be back. The boys are ready to play.

"Millwall is a tough team. We know what we're going to face – a team that's really aggressive and physical and performing well. We are ready. We hope it's a moment for us to grow and get better as a team."