Manchester City booked a comfortable win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon.The Citizens took the lead within a minute, after which Erling Braut Haaland and Phil Foden further increased the score: 0-3. For Haaland it was already his fifth league game in a row that he managed to find the net. The victory brings City to seventeen points from seven matches and the lead is at least taken over for a day from Arsenal, which will visit Brentford on Sunday.
No less than ten Portuguese kicked off at Molineux on Saturday afternoon. At the home side, goalkeeper José Sa, defender Jonny, midfielders Matheus Nunes, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho and attackers Pedro Neto and Gonçalo Guedes could count on a starting place, while Josep Guardiola started with three Portuguese: Rúben Dias, João Cancelo among the visitors. and Bernardo Silva.
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City shot straight from the starting blocks and managed to break the spell within a minute, when Phil Foden gave the ball to Kevin De Bruyne with a subtle heel. The Belgian had a tailor-made pass from the right flank to Grealish, who was able to tap in from close range: 0-1. Rodri then thought to double the margin in the opening phase, but because wolvesclosing post Sa was attacked in his own goal area, his goal was crossed.
????? Who else… Simply unbearable. After more than fifteen minutes, Erling Haaland gives Manchester City a 0-2 lead. ?? https://t.co/ctO72Z3M7l#ViaplaySportNL #ViaplayFootball pic.twitter.com/cxzsfp4fz3
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Guardiola’s team controlled the game in the first company, although this did not lead to many opportunities. City, however, was efficient with its opportunities. Haaland showed in his first weeks at the English top club that he was in great shape and continued this line at Molineux. The Norwegian goal machine was given all the time and space to steam towards the home team’s sixteen-meter area. Max Kilman kept walking backwards, after which Haaland easily found the short corner: 0-2. The problems got worse before half-time the Wolvesafter Nathan Collins was given a red card for a karate kick in the belly of Grealish.
With a comfortable lead and a surplus on the field, City let the reins loose in the second act. As a result, the home team’s connecting goal seemed to be in the making before the 1-3, but twenty minutes before the end, the visitors finally closed the game. De Bruyne entered into a combination with Haaland and then brought Foden into position. With a slider in the long corner, he also shared in City’s revelry: 0-3.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 7 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |