Rio Ferdinand and Joleon Lescott have are both unsure whether or not Chelsea icon Diego Costa has still got it in him to deliver in the Premier League for Wolves amid Man City game snub.
The 33-year-old was signed on a short-term deal to compensate for the huge loss the Molineux clubs suffered with their big summer addition Sasa Kalajdzic, who injured his ACL in the 1-0 Southampton win. The Austrian striker has undergone surgery on his knee and is already on a long journey to recovery. There has been no timeframe on his full recovery but the emergency signing of the twice Premier League winner suggests that the tall number 9 will not be back in contention for quite a while.
This, therefore, gives the former Spain International a chance to make his second bout in the English top flight, having racked up a total of 82 goal contributions in the colours of Chelsea spanning over 120 appearances. unfortunately for Bruno Lage, who waxed lyrical on his new acquisitions potential to hit the ground running, the Man City clash came a little too early for the Atletico Mineiro title winner. Costa was left out completely from the squad that was selected by Lage for the visit of Pep Guardiola's side and the Portuguese boss would have wished that Kalajdzic's short-term replacement would have been ready for this early Premier League kick-off with his side falling two goals behind in 30 minutes courtesy of goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.
