A Spanish midfielder played a crucial role for Manchester City in their win over Wolves | OneFootball

There was a host of players who played well for Manchester City as they beat Wolves 4-nil at Molineux. Tijjani Reijnders was superb in midfield. John Stones showed the quality he has if he can stay fit. Oscar Bobb dazzled on the right wing, and Erling Haaland scored a brace in a strong performance from the Norwegian international. Another player who put in a strong performance was Spanish midfielder Nico. Nico put in a calm and composed performance, which helped lay the foundation for Manchester City’s win.

Nico did what he had to do in the Manchester City midfield yesterday.

Nico slotted in behind Tijjani Reijnders and Bernardo Silva in the Manchester City midfield for yesterday’s match. The midfield battle loomed as a deciding factor in yesterday’s match. In Joao Gomes and Andre, Wolves have two quality and combative midfielders in the heart of their midfield. But the pair of Brazilians didn’t have their best outing. Tijjani Reijnders dominated yesterday’s match. Bernardo Silva led from the front for Pep Guardiola’s side. Behind them, Nico was superb in the City midfield.

Nico put in a quality display in possession. As per statistics sourced from Sofascore, he completed 72/78 of his passes. His retention of the ball was crucial to Manchester City’s possession play. But where Nico excelled was in the defensive side of playing as a number six. He won 10/11 ground duels, which was a key aspect of his game. But more than that, Nico put himself in the correct positions to snuff out Wolves’ attacking threat. The hosts had their moments, but Nico’s performance did aid his team’s cause tremendously yesterday.

Yesterday’s performance is one that Nico can build upon.

What yesterday’s performance from Nico showed is that there is a key role for him to play in Manchester City’s midfield. He has all the necessary attributes and talent to be a key player in Pep Guardiola’s side. The display he put in at Molineux highlighted this. Nico’s performance also showed that he is learning the nuances of playing in a Pep Guardiola midfield. There were signs of this last season when Nico arrived at City from FC Porto. It’s only one game, but the Spanish midfielder looks more settled in the Manchester City midfield.

Nico’s performance against Wolves is one that he can build upon. He put in a good performance and has started the new season well. The hope is that he has laid the foundation for himself to become a key player at City this season. It is only one game but Nico’s performance at Molineux was promising to say the least.