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Carlos Carvalhal praised the performance of Connor Roberts following the Swansea City defender's debut at Wolves, revealing how Alan Curtis recommended he consider the full-back.

Having seen a loan spell with Middlesbrough cut short earlier in the week, Roberts was thrust into his debut for the Premier League club with Kyle Naughton suspended and Angel Rangel injured.

Despite the quick turnaround, the 22-year-old turned in a creditable performance with his willingness to get forward into advanced areas while also showing an appetite for the defensive element of his role.

Manager Carvalhal was pleased with the performance, and revealed how Swansea great Curtis - who had monitored Roberts this season in his Loan Player Manager role - had pointed him in the direction of the local product as he assessed his full-back options.

"I am very happy with him, we are looking to those boys and some of them have been training with us," he said.

"We are happy to put them in the team and I was more than happy to give a chance to Connor.

"I talked with Alan Curtis about him because Alan has been analysing all the players we have had on loan and he gave me a lot of good information.

"It was crucial for me to talk to him and learn, and when I looked at the video of Connor playing for Middlesbrough against Leeds I felt it was a good idea for him to play.

"I must tell you he only trained one day with us and has then gone straight into the game and I was happy with him."

Although Carvalhal was cautious when asked whether the defender could be in line for his top-flight bow against the Magpies.

"Let's see, because that is a situation we will see. We have a week to prepare for that game and then we can make a decision," said Carvalhal.

"We understand that he did well, but we have time to make a decision for next week. The most important thing is he did well for us in this game and we will analyse it and move forward."