Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Manchester City in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! De Bruyne races across the field from the right and smashes a low shot into the bottom corner, beating Wolves' defence and goalkeeper almost single-handedly to make it 3-1!!!! No stopping him, and seemingly no stopping City as their talisman records a 24-minute hat-trick!!!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Cancelo is in space and tries a floated pass into the area, but Sa races out to catch it before Foden can.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 16 away Premier League games – their longest ever away unbeaten league run in their history, with their 4-0 win at Leeds taking them one ahead of the 15-game run under Joe Royle between December 1998 and September 1999.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Zinchenko gets into space down the left and looks to find Foden with a square ball into the box, but Boly flies in to clear the pass before he can connect.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Substitution Aymeric Laporte Nathan Benjamin Aké
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
After losing both league games against Wolves in 2019-20, Man City have won each of their last three against them. They last won four in a row against Wolves between April 1980 and December 1981.
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