Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his team will try to survive a daunting Christmas schedule which sees them face Manchester City and Liverpool in the space of 45 hours.

Nuno called the situation 'absurd' as Wolves host reigning Premier League champions City on December 27 before travelling to runaway leaders Liverpool on December 29.

He insists his players will be ready to compete but the Portuguese is expecting the punishing schedule to take its toll.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is unhappy with their 'absurd' Christmas schedule

'Of all the schedule, we are the team that has less hours in this period — 45 hours between two games and 112 hours between the three games until New Year's Day,' said Nuno.

'It's going to be very tough, I think all of the managers are concerned and rightly so. I'm particularly concerned because I've been saying this — the schedule doesn't make sense, it's absurd for all the teams. Of course, there are teams that have three days between matches but I don't know the particular reason why it's us at Wolves who have less hours. But it's a concern for all the managers and for all the players.

'We have to survive. We have to survive. Let's see what happens. We will train, then we prepare to play Man City and we'll see. Let's try to survive.'

Wolves host champions Man City on December 27 before travelling to Liverpool two days later

Wolves have lost only once in the Premier League since September — a run which includes a 2-0 victory over City at the Etihad Stadium — and head to halfway in the season in sixth place.

'It's nice to hear the recognition but we know that how we do things is more important than what we've been achieving,' said Nuno.

'How we've been able to compete, game after game, with the squad we want, with the idea we want.'