The Mexican was back in the squad having recovered from a groin injury in time to represent his country at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but he returned to Molineux to slot home a penalty to give his club side the advantage with ten minutes to play.
His goal was later added to by Rayan Ait-Nouri to give Julen Lopetegui a winning start to his reign as new Wolves head coach, while also setting up a clash with Nottingham Forest in the last eight of the competition.
On returning to Wolves
“It’s good to be back. Good to be back with this win and being in the last eight. It’s good for us to start this new adventure with a win.”
On scoring in front of the South Bank
“I always like it. I want to keep going like this and keep scoring for the rest of the season.”
On working under Lopetegui
“It’s been really good. We feel comfortable with him and we feel that we are in a good shape and in a good moment and we have to translate it to the pitch and win the games.”
On dreaming of cup success
“It’s going to be good. Let’s wait for the draw to see who we are going against, but if it’s any team, we have to keep doing like this to get to the final.”
