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(Wolverhampton 1-3 Manchester City) Kevin De Bruyne (29) kept a game room with Wolverhampton for 45 delightful minutes. But the collapse of City in the second half should worry Pep Guardiola (49).
Manchester City showed both very bright and dark sides of themselves when Wolverhampton were beaten 3-1 at Molineux on Monday night.
– I was hoping that sometimes we would have problems, says City coach Pep Guardiola in an interview broadcast on TV 2 Sport Premium.
He explained it with the short, harsh run-up to the season of the past two weeks, and “complained” about tired legs.
– We need more time before we are in our best shape, but it is a good start to win here, he added.
Gabriel Jesus scored the 3-1 goal and set a new record for goals in a Premier League round as long as the league has been comprised of 20 teams (1995/1996 season), according to Sky Sports. The record now stands at 44 goals.
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Everything seemed perfect for Pep Guardiola’s City – last season’s best Premier League player, Kevin De Bruyne, picked up where he left off. The 29-year-old did almost everything he wanted. He took a penalty, scored himself on the penalty spot, opened the area before Phil Foden’s 2-0 (assist from Raheem Sterling), and otherwise “commanded” the field completely.
Wolverhampton did not understand what was happening in his own field and seemed completely helpless.
City were professional to the big toe, won every major match and were in full control, even if it wasn’t furious festive attacking football to the end.
1-0: Kevin De Bruyne takes the penalty, safe and sound. Photo: Nick Potts / Pool PA
In the second half, there was a change of scenery.
In a few minutes, Wolverhampton created one gigantic opportunity after another, without the ball ending up in the net. After a little fight with the defender, Raúl Jiménez finally got the ball in.
City shuddered, but instead of 2-2, the 3-1 came to Manchester City in extra time, arranged by Jesus. De Bruyne received a cheap assist, which means the Belgian has been involved in 35 goals since the start of last season (14 goals, 21 assists).
Thus, Manchester City has won ten premieres in a row in the Premier League. Check out this series:
- 11/12: Swansea 4-0 (home)
- 12/13: 3-2 Southampton (home)
- 13/14: 4-0 Newcastle (home)
- 14/15: 2-0 Newcastle (b)
- 15/16: 3-0 West Bromwich (b)
- 16/17: 2-1 Sunderland (home)
- 17/18: 2-0 Brighton (b)
- 18/19: 2-0 Arsenal (b)
- 19/20: 5-0 West Ham (b)
- 20/21: 3-1 Wolverhampton (b)
Sky Sports expert Jamie Carragher had expected City to lose to Wolverhampton, after watching several major teams battle it out in the first league game of the season.
– But the way City came out with energy was a real “statement”. City was brilliant at first, you think.
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