Manchester City 3 - 0 Wolvehampton "Triumph Song"

The result was not too surprising when all the big teams took all 3 points, only Tottenham at home was defeated by Man Utd with a score of 1-0.

The team ranked above Man City, Liverpool, also won away at Brighton with a minimum score of 1-0. Thereby increasing the gap with the blue half of Manchester to 7 points (57 compared to 50).

Jesus - author of 2 goals for Man City. Photo: Internet

Therefore, in order not to be left behind in the race, Man City has no other choice but to win all 3 points against the "wolves" - the nickname of Wolvehampton FC, which has played very well in recent matches, the comeback to defeat Tottenham with a score of 3-1 right at Wembley Stadium on December 29 is a proof.

They then went on to beat Liverpool 2-1 in the FA Cup. A tough match for Pep Guardiola's team at the moment.

The "order" to win made the home team Etihad Stadium players somewhat passive and confused in the first few minutes of the match.

However, after that, “The Citizens” quickly regained control of the game and pushed the “wolves” back to their own half with some hard-fought defenses. Especially the moves down the wing and stirring up trouble on the left wing by Raheem Sterling of Man City.

In the 10th minute of the match, the home team took the lead when Sane suddenly ran along the sideline and crossed beautifully for Jesus to easily tap the ball into the net, opening the score for Man City 1-0.

With the lead, Man City played better and better and they continuously had situations of besieging and firing at the goal of the away team Wolvehampton.

As usual, David Silva was still a very active and mobile player, creating many passes for his teammates on Man City's side.

The pressure that Man City created on the Wolves field increased when Willy Boly made a dangerous tackle on Bernado Sliva and was sent off by the referee.

The referee showed a red card for Boly's rough play on Wolvehampton's side. Photo: Internet

With the lead and playing at home with the advantage of having more players, it was not difficult for Man City to control the game and create many dangerous opportunities in front of the away team's goal.

In the 39th minute, Man City scored another goal from the 11-meter mark when Sterling was fouled in the penalty area. Jesus kicked the penalty accurately into the right corner, defeating goalkeeper Patricio to increase the score to 2-0 for Man City.

At the end of the first half, Man City led the away team Wolvehampton with a score of 2 - 0.

Entering the second half, Manchester City was still the team that completely controlled the game and created countless situations in front of goalkeeper Patricio's goal. But it was not until the 78th minute of the match, when De Bruyne crossed the ball into the penalty area after a quick corner kick, defender Conor Coady, in an attempt to clear the ball, awkwardly headed the ball into his own net, leaving goalkeeper Patricio astonished, 3 - 0 for Man City.

On Wolvehampton's side, the most outstanding player was Adama Traore. However, against a solid and disciplined defense of Man City, this player did not have any scoring opportunities.

Minute 90 + 4 referee blew the whistle to end the match, Manchester City won against Wolvehampton with a score of 3-0.

With an easy win, Man City consolidated their 2nd place on the rankings, narrowing the gap with Liverpool to 4 points, while Wolves remained stuck in 11th place.

Results of other matches that took place earlier in round 22 of the Premier League

West Ham 1- 0 Arsenal

Brighton 0 -1 Liverpool ;

Burnley 2 - 1 Fulham;

Cardiff 0 - 0 Huddersfield

Crystal Palace 1- 2 Watford ;

Leicester 1 - 2 Southampton

Chelsea 2 -1 Newcastle ;

Everton 2 - 0 Bournemouth;

Tottenham 0 - 1 MU