City suffered successive defeats to Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt prior to the game but first-half goals from Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo ensured they won their first game of 2026, with Marc Guehi also making his first start for the club.

Omar Marmoush scores his first Premier League goal of the season to help Manchester City return to winning ways by easing past bottom side Wolves at Etihad Stadium.

Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo scored the goals as Manchester City ended their Premier League wobble with a 2-0 win over Wolves

The goalkeeper did not do much wrong and was not at fault for the goals, while he did not make any big errors in general. A very lacklustre and negative performance from the wing-back, who slowed down Wolves' counter-attacks with a lack of quality.

Man City v Wolves kicks off at 15.00 GMT on Saturday, January 24 at the Etihad Stadium. There is no live coverage in the UK due to the 3pm blackout rule. After conceding five times in the last two matches, Pep Guardiola will be keen to throw new signing Marc Guehi straight into the starting line-up.

Erling Haaland has been left out of Manchester City’s starting lineup for the Premier League game against Wolverhampton amid a slump in form

Pep Guadiola explained Erling Haaland was left out of the Manchester City team to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to enable him to mentally and physically reset. Haaland was named among the substitutes for the fixture at the Etihad Stadium,

Mohamed Salah returned in midweek as Liverpool won 3-0 at Marseille to boost their hopes of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League and getting an automatic spot in the last 16. That performance and result will boost confidence as Slot aims to kick-start his attack in the coming weeks.