They got off to the worst possible start when Jack Grealish gave City the lead in less than a minute before Erling Haaland doubled their lead within 15 minutes.
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Wolves’ afternoon was made much more difficult when Nathan Collins was shown a straight red card for a terrible high boot on Grealish, but the hosts held on until halftime.
After the break, they actually got into the better attacking positions but once again could not find the final pass or finish.
Inevitably, City got out of first gear and found a third goal when Phil Foden’s neat flick found the bottom corner.
In the story of the season so far, Wolves flattered to deceive and never really came close to making a dent on City’s defense, as they limped to a convincing defeat.
Bruno Lage made one change from the side that beat Southampton and stuck with the 4-3-3 formation.
Goncalo Guedes came in to replace the injured Sasa Kalajdzic. On the bench, Boubacar Traore came in after signing for Wolves on transfer deadline day.
Raul Jimenez was absent with a groin injury, while Diego Costa was also not ready to be involved after signing as a free agent. There was also no Adama Traore who has suffered from an adductor injury, as a handful of youngsters made the bench.
Pep Guardiola made three changes to his side after their Champions League win in mid-week, as they also started in a 4-3-3 formation.
Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, and Foden all came in as Nathan Ake, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez dropped to the bench.
Before the game, tributes were held following the death of the Queen. A minute’s silence was followed by a performance of God Save The King.
Once the game began, it took just 55 seconds for City to take the lead. Foden found Kevin De Bruyne on the right and his cross found Grealish, who converted from close range after getting in front of Jonny Castro Otto.
