Premier League: Man City see off Wolves 2-0 on Matchday 23 | OneFootball

Manchester City defeated Wolves 2-0 this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium, securing their first win of the year in the Premier League and staying in the race for the top spot.

The first goal of the match, in the early moments, was for the Citizens. It was the sixth minute of play. A cross that was a missile from the right by Matheus Nunes was struck by Omar Marmoush, getting ahead of the Wolverhampton defender. 1-0 to take the lead at the start.

Three minutes later, Antoine Semenyo had a chance to extend the lead: Marc Guéhi set him up and the Ghanaian, one-on-one, lost the duel with José Sá.

Rayan Cherki, in a precise triangulation, missed again for City, who were much closer to the second goal than Wolverhampton were to their first. The left-footed shot went over the crossbar.

At 34 minutes, a play on the left side of the area ended with Marmoush matched up with Colombian Yerson Mosquera. The Egyptian stopped and pulled the ball back. The ball hit the South American's arm and the City player claimed a penalty but stayed focused on the play.

The ball came back to Marmoush, who finished with finesse, curling it across to the far post. The ball hit the post and landed in the goalkeeper's hands.

This play led to a VAR review and sparked controversy. Because Mosquera's left arm was occupying more space than it should have when the ball touched it. However, after a long evaluation, the referee did not award a penalty and argued that the arm was in a natural position.

Ultimately, City couldn't get past the 1-0 and seemed destined to reach halftime with that score.

However, Ghanaian Semenyo had another idea in mind.

In injury time, he received a pass from Portuguese Bernardo Silva on the left side of the area. Although he was marked, he powered through to create space for a shot on goal, changed the direction on the goalkeeper, and made it 2-0.

City struck at key moments.

The second half found Pep Guardiola's team much calmer. They had already opened the gap and focused on maintaining it in the second half.

Without abandoning their style, City managed the lead. They had several chances to extend the score but their players lacked efficiency.

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