Conor Coady has been inundated with ticket requests. Family and friends all want to be at Molineux for this one.

It's the fixture he's been relishing since Wolves ended their six-year absence from the Premier League by winning the Championship title back in April.

Coady grew up in a household full of Liverpool fans and spent 15 years on the club's books.

But on Friday night he will be leading Wolves into battle against Jurgen Klopp's unbeaten leaders.

“I can't wait for this one,” Coady told the ECHO.

“To captain this club against Liverpool in the Premier League really is a dream come true.

“For me personally, it's very special having come through at Liverpool. I still follow their results and watch their games when I can.

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“But it's massive for everyone at Wolves. The timing of it is great too. Just before Christmas, the fans will have just finished work and it's under the lights.

“Molineux will be jam-packed and it will be loud - the atmosphere will be sensational. It will be bouncing.

“Everyone wants a ticket. The other boys have been going mad because there haven't been many tickets left for them!”

His wife Amie and sons Henri and Freddie will be there, along with parents Gail and Andy.

Coady's teenage brother Harrison is a Kopite but family will come first on this occasion.

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“Divided loyalties? Are you joking!” Coady said.

“No chance, it's all about Wolves on Friday and they're hoping for a good night. My family go everywhere to watch me now. They want me to win.”

Wolves have made a highly impressive start to life in the top-flight under Nuno Espírito Santo. They sit seventh in the table on the back of three successive wins over Chelsea, Newcastle and Bournemouth.

However, the 25-year-old from Haydock is under no illusions about the size of the challenge they are now facing.

Liverpool are enjoying the best start to a season in the club's history with belief growing that the current crop are capable of ending the long wait for title glory.

“I know how big Liverpool Football Club is and now they're back competing at the top,” Coady said.

“Jurgen Klopp has done a fantastic job. They have got a great squad and that's been shown by the way they're playing. It's not just their quality, their work rate is incredible.

“It's full throttle football, it's non-stop. I watched their game against Man United last weekend and they were really impressive with the way they pressed and caused United problems. That was a big win for them.

“It's going to be close. Man City won the title in style last season and somehow they seem to have improved again.

“It looks like being a two-horse race and it's going to be intriguing because they are both top teams.

“I just think for football in general it would be great if Liverpool won it because they haven't won the title for so long. I know what it would mean to them.

“They got close under Brendan Rodgers and all those years ago under Rafa Benitez. You've got to admire the way they have gone about it under Klopp.”

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Coady, who was spotted by the Reds at the age of six, progressed through the youth ranks at the Kirkby Academy before making the leap to Melwood.

He made two senior appearances as a midfielder for Brendan Rodgers' side against Anzhi Makhachkala and Fulham in the 2012/13 season.

With his opportunities limited, he spent the following campaign on loan at Sheffield United in League One. In the summer of 2014 he decided the time was right to move on permanently and he signed for Huddersfield Town for around £500,000.

A year later Wolves swooped and bought him for around £2million. He has flourished in the Midlands.

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“Leaving Liverpool was a massive decision for me,” Coady said.

“It's a brilliant club but I reached a point where I had to be realistic about my chances of playing.

“The players in front of me at the time were Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson. I just wanted to play - to go somewhere to learn and get better.

“Things have worked out well so far. I feel very lucky to be at Wolves. It's a big club with a massive fanbase.”

Coady has faced Liverpool once before. He was part of the Wolves side which dumped the Reds out of the FA Cup at Anfield in January 2017.

“I'd never played a first-team game at Anfield before so going back was special,” he continued.

“I remember in the changing room before the game seeing the teamsheet gave us a boost. No disrespect but with the number of changes Liverpool made we knew we had a chance.

“Going back there and winning made it even better. We're a totally different club now.”

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Wolves, then managed by Paul Lambert, were 18th in the Championship at the time.

Coady was filling in at right-back but when former Valenica boss Nuno took over the following summer he was transformed into a centre-back.

It proved to be an inspired decision. Coady skippered Wolves to title glory last term and so far this season he has been a model of consistency in the middle of their three-man backline.

“When Nuno came in, I just wanted to impress him and prove that I should be here,” Coady said.

“To be honest, I didn't care where I played as long as he saw me in his plans. He stuck me in at centre-half straight away and I thought if a manager of his calibre thinks I should be playing there that's good enough for me.

“Nuno is the best manager I've ever worked with. He has really improved me as a player.

“His attention to detail with the way he sets the team up is phenomenal. When he spells out what he wants, you don't need to ask any questions.

“I'm lucky to have good players around me who have helped me an awful lot. It's been Willy Boly and Ryan Bennett recently and they're big, strong lads who dominate and make things easy for me.”

In front of him he's got players of the calibre of Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho.

“Ruben wanted to help get the club into the Premier League and he's been a sensational signing for us,” Coady added.

“We kept the core of the group from last season and added some real quality too. The players here are passionate about doing well for this club.

“It's important to the football club, the players and the manager that we kept our identity and stuck to the values that got us promoted in the first place.

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“We believed this way of playing would work for us in the Premier League and so far it's been the start we wanted and needed. It's unbelievable how far this club has come. A lot of credit has to go to the manager and his staff.”

As well as beating Chelsea, Wolves have also taken points off Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Coady insists they won't be overawed at the prospect of facing Liverpool's prolific front three of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

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“They're world class players and their goal record speaks for itself,” he said.

“But we'll do our homework in terms of studying how they operate and the kind of runs they make. The main thing is to retain concentration because if you drop your guard for one moment they will punish you.

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“We've had some decent results against some big clubs so far this season and there's a real belief within the squad.

“We're facing Liverpool on the back of a good run and we don't fear anyone. I want those three points."