This Saturday, the Citizens orchestrated the match at the Etihad Stadium, celebrating a convincing 2-0 victory during round 23 of the Premier League. The opener came from forward Omar Marmoush just 5 minutes into the first half, followed quickly by a striking goal from Antoine Semenyo right at the start of the second half.
In a dramatic turn, Marmoush hit the woodwork twice, denying Manchester City more opportunities to extend their lead.
Under the guidance of coach Josep Guardiola, Manchester City set up in a 4-5-1 formation, featuring Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal; a defensive line of Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guéhi, and Nico O’Reilly; a midfield consisting of Rodri, Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Bernardo Silva, and Antoine Semenyo; with Omar Marmoush leading the attack.
Meanwhile, Wolverhampton, managed by Rob Edwards, adopted a 3-5-2 strategy, with José Sá in goal; Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, and Ladislav Krejci in defense; Jackson Tchatchoua, João Gomes, André Trindade, Mateus Mane, and Hugo Bueno in midfield; and Jhon Arias and Hwang Heechan up front.
The match was officiated by referee Farai Hallam.
Looking ahead, Manchester City will visit Tottenham, while Wolverhampton is set to host Bournemouth in their next fixtures.
Currently, the home side stands in second place with 46 points, while the visitors remain at the bottom of the table with just 8 points.
Substitutions for Manchester City
60’ 2H – Tijjani Reijnders was replaced by Phil Foden
72’ 2H – Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush were substituted for Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku respectively.
Yellow Cards for Manchester City:
25’ 2H – Matheus Nunes (Unsporting behavior)
Substitutions for Wolverhampton
45’ 2H – Jhon Arias came off for Jörgen Larsen and Jackson Tchatchoua for Rodrigo Gomes
70’ 2H – Hwang Heechan was replaced by Toluwalase Arokodare.
Yellow Cards for Wolverhampton:
12’ 2H – André Trindade (Unsporting behavior)
21’ 2H – João Gomes (Unsporting behavior)
42’ 2H – Yerson Mosquera (Unsporting behavior)