City clears doubts about bottom team with Gehi’s debut match

Antoine Semenyo I fell off my feet manchester city. The Ghanaian attacker has already scored three goals in just four games since completing his move from Bournemouth to the Etihad. Before this Saturday wolverhamptonbottom premieronce again played a key role in the team’s victory (2-0), eradicating the doubts that had been expressed in the previous two encounters. manchester united and Bodo Grimtboth ended in defeat.

Fixed pep guardiola He opted for the starting eleven in Norway, but this time he remained the top scorer. erling haalandto introduce him in his place on the bench. Omar Mahmush Like False 9. Catalan director also makes debut Marc Gehi The English player, who recently joined from Crystal Palace, played at the heart of the defense and performed at a high level. In fact, the first arrival of the “citizens” was a corner kick, which the 25-year-old central defender headed directly into the far post. Jose Sa.

he city tilted the field towards the goal wolf And the dominance of the match led to the first goal of the match already in the 6th minute. Matheus Nunez He gained the baseline on the right side and delivered a great cross into the center of the area, replacing Haaland. Mamouchehe expected his pair to be successful first. After two first chances from Semenyo, Sa converted with his feet. charky And then the Egyptian attacker reappeared with a high shot, posing great danger. He received a long pass behind the defense and cut over. Mosquera And his finish crashed against the post.

However, VAR alerted the match referee to the possible handball by the visiting team’s centre-back, and the referee confirmed the action on the monitor. In fact, the ball clearly hit the defender’s arm, but to my surprise, guardiola And since all the fans did not change their original decision, there was no maximum penalty. With half-time just around the corner, City entered first-half stoppage time. Bernardo Silva I let the ball leak between the lines. Semenyowith great directional control he created a hole in the area and beat Saa from below with a tight shot that hit the post.

wolf moves forward

tried to react rob edwards Allow entry during breaks Strand Larsen And in the 54th minute joan gomez I was about to be surprised. Donnarumma Wolves scored their first goal of the game with a direct free kick. When the Norwegian striker took to the pitch at the Etihad, the visitors noticed his power in the air and started putting crosses into the area. In one of them, the former Celta player headed the ball close to the post with a golden chance at the bottom of the table. premier so far.

The British player claimed a penalty. mateus mane after throwing the pipe Bernardo Silva It fell into the area, but neither the referee nor VAR issued any penalties. Despite the attempts of wolverhampton To get back into the game, City resisted well with a central combination unprecedented this season. Kusanov and Guehi. It was Semenyo who re-emerged for the locals in attack. This time his left-footed finish hit the crossbar, but every time he touched the ball he was immediately in danger. He stood up in Manchester.

With City’s victory, guardiola Second 4 point difference arsenalone game less (this Sunday’s game against United). As for them, wolfThey went undefeated in five games, but have fallen back down the rankings and still have 14 points left before reaching safety. Except for great miracles, they championship (England 2nd Division). In soccer, more than in other sports, you should never take anything for granted.