"Erling Haaland had to settle for a substitute's role as Manchester City returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Wolves. With just one goal in eight games and signs of tiredness creeping in, the normally prolific Norwegian was benched by manager Guardiola as the Premier League's bottom side visited the Etihad Stadium on Saturday."
"Haaland was not the only high-profile player looking on at kick-off as Phil Foden joined him on the bench but Marc Guéhi was handed his debut following his move from Crystal Palace. Wolves, despite being well adrift at the foot of the table, had arrived with a spring in their step after a four-game unbeaten run, their best sequence of the season. Yet they were unable to trouble City greatly and defeat might have been heavier had referee Farai Hallam, overseeing his first top-flight game, not notably stuck by a decision not to award a penalty against them."
"City took just six minutes to claim the lead as former Wolves favourite Matheus Nunes found space on the right and curled in a cross for Marmoush to tuck in. Semenyo could have doubled the lead soon after when he raced onto a long ball from Guehi but shot straight at José Sá. Rayan Cherki also blasted over before Hallam was forced to make a big decision after handball claims against Yerson Mosquera."
Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 2-0 home win over relegation-threatened Wolves. Manager Pep Guardiola rested Erling Haaland, who had one goal in eight games and showed signs of tiredness, and also left Phil Foden on the bench. Omar Marmoush opened the scoring after six minutes from a Matheus Nunes cross and Antoine Semenyo added a second in the first half. Marc Guéhi made his debut following his move from Crystal Palace. Wolves had a four-game unbeaten run but posed limited threat, and referee Farai Hallam refused a penalty claim against them. City head into a Champions League tie with boosted confidence.
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