If Carlsberg did football matches, then they’d be hard pushed to beat what Carling hosted at Molineux last night.

A stunning free kick, a goal of the season contender, a Roy of the Rovers story and most important of all…

…A couple of performances that simply can’t be ignored when selecting the team for Saturday.

Who's following me to Anfield then?!

While it will take a bit longer yet to completely erase the memory of Saturday’s no-show, this performance went further than most could have imagined in easing the pain.

It wasn’t so much the scoreline either, but more the sight of Dave Edwards,  Adlene Guedioura and Adam Hammill, who simply have to feature at Anfield at some stage.

In a perverse way, the only negative was in the overall positive itself.

Namely, that we looked fluid, creative and largely elusive for Millwall as we drifted ‘in behind lines’ and interchanged frequently, making you wonder what could have been if we’d have showed similar aptitude three days earlier.

The static, rigid, clueless defeat against QPR was a world away from what we saw last night, albeit against a limited team, featuring the lumbering Darren Ward in a statuesque testimony to a bygone era.

Adding some of our bigger hitters to a similar 4-5-1 set-up will surely hold us in better stead for the Premiership tests that await, particularly if Fletcher is out and the new-found midfield options available to us.

For most reporters inside Molineux, the match report will be the easiest they will have to write all season.

The game was over after six minutes.

What will be more difficult to decipher is whether Mick will want to play any of last night’s star turns on Saturday.

So without further ado, here is a Wolves Blog perspective, starting with the question: “Should he be involved on Saturday?”

De Vries: No. But like Hahnemann before him, I wouldn’t be the slightest bit worried if he did. Looked very assured and commanding.

Doherty: No. But looks a whole lot more assured than the last time I saw him v Doncaster (away) in the cup. Didn’t put a foot wrong and just been rewarded with a contract extension. One to watch.

Elokobi: No. Good on George though. An imposing performance and always showing for the ball which after Saturday’s shocker, deserves credit. Rewarded with a goal and a quite brilliant block to deny a near certain goal at the 2-0 stage.

Berra: YES! As per most of the season, Berra looked commanding, if largely untested. Vocal too, which was nice to hear.

Stearman: YES! He’s an uncompromising, pacy defender and looked assured at centre half. Will revert to right back and he won’t let anyone down.

Hunt: No: But off the bench for me. Waspish and committed from the very first whistle, but I wouldn’t start him.

Hammill: YES! Here’s why I wouldn’t start Hunt. What has Adam got to do to get a start? Brilliant free kick and even better than that, a direct performance full of attacking intent. Plus, the added spice of a game against his home town team means he should start – if we are playing this system.

Guedioura: YES! Yes, yes and thrice yes. Not just for his wonder-goal or equally impressive run and cross for Elokobi’s goal, but for his ability to make more correct decisions than anyone else, his presence and eye for a pass. Either in a 4-5-1 in the middle or if Fletcher is fit, in a 4-4-2 as a narrow ‘wide man.’ He has to play!

Milijas: No. He looked neat and tidy, sitting a bit deeper and marshalling the midfield, but didn’t catch the eye enough to suggest he should get a game at the scene of his finest hour in a Wolves shirt.

Edwards: No. But off the bench, definitely. If Mick does play him off Doyle on Saturday you won’t hear me complaining. He was brilliant last night. So energetic, lively and difficult to mark. To start him at Anfield after so long out just feels a little bit ‘in at the deep end’ in my opinion.

Vokes: No. Looks cumbersome and one-dimensional. Possibly an option off the bench but doesn’t appear to be the answer we are looking for.

And a final mention for James Spray: Please keep him in and around the squad Mick. Please don’t loan him out to some fair to middling League 2 side before he vanishes off the face of WV1. He looked quicker and generally more lively than Vokes and if either of the two were to be farmed out, I’d prefer it to be Sam.