LONDON —
Jack Grealish scored his first goal this season, and Erling Haaland extended
his record-breaking hot streak as Manchester City powered to a 3–0 win over
10-man Wolves on Saturday.
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Pep Guardiola’s
side needed just 56 seconds to take the lead at Molineux as Grealish finally
enjoyed a day to remember after a difficult time since joining City from Aston
Villa last year.
Haaland doubled
City’s advantage with his 14th goal in 10 games in all competitions following a
£51 million move from Borussia Dortmund that already appears a bargain.
Wolves lost any
chance of a fight back when Nathan Collins was sent off for an ugly
stomach-high foul on Grealish in the first half.
Phil Foden
capped City’s stroll in the Midlands sunshine as the Premier League champions
moved to the top of the table.
Unbeaten City
are two points clear of second-placed Arsenal, who would regain pole position
if they win at Brentford on Sunday.
“The game
started really well for us with the two goals and the red card. After the
Champions League to come here at 12:30 with the quality they have, it was an
incredible victory. Erling continues to score goals, that’s top,” Guardiola
said.
Even Guardiola
may run out of superlatives to describe the 22-year-old Norwegian if he
continues this astonishing run.
Haaland was
named
Premier League Player of the Month for August after his blistering start
to the season and he is already making his case for the September award.
He has netted in
seven successive games for City and is the first player to score in their first
four Premier League away appearances.
Showing their
hunger to win the title for a fifth time in six seasons, City are unbeaten in a
club record 22 away league matches since losing at Tottenham in their opening
game last season.
‘Pep has been
brilliant with me’
“Jack played really good. He was strong and he made a good goal,”
Guardiola said.
Grealish added:
“I’m always going to have people talking about me with the money that was spent
on me, but all my career I haven’t scored enough goals.
“It is nice when
Pep defends me. He has been brilliant with me. I probably have to thank him
because he gave me the opportunity today after my performance on Wednesday.”
The Premier
League has returned to action after last weekend’s games were postponed
following the death of
Queen Elizabeth II and there were minute’s silences and
renditions of the national anthem at all Saturday’s matches.
At St James’
Park, Newcastle had to settle for a point for the fifth time in seven games
this season as Bournemouth earned a 1–1 draw.
Magpies manager
Eddie Howe was frustrated by his former club, who took the lead against the run
of play in the 62nd minute when Phillip Billing stabbed in Jordan Zemura’s
cross.
Newcastle’s £60
million striker Alexander Isak equalized with a 67th-minute penalty after a VAR
check showed Kieran Trippier’s cross hit Jefferson Lerma’s hand.
Bournemouth,
still led by interim boss Gary O’Neil following Scott Parker’s sacking in
August, are unbeaten in three games since losing 9–0 at Liverpool.
In Saturday’s
late game, Tottenham can move above Arsenal into second place if they beat
bottom-of-the-table Leicester.
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