City barely had to break sweat in dispatching of Arsenal and Huddersfield but Wolves, whose big-spending transfer window allayed the usual relegation talk that surrounds newly promoted teams, were able to cause regular problems. The champions were often lax in possession and, though they were able to find a response to going behind, the stalemate provides Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham the chance to steal an early edge in the title race.
City responded superbly and cursed their luck after Aguero hit the post from a deflected cross and Rui Patricio produced heroics with a superb save to tip Sterling’s fierce long-range half-volley against the crossbar.
Fernandinho then dragged wide and Jimenez flashed across goal at the other end. Patricio got a hand on a wonderful Benjamin Mendy cross as City continued to threaten, the Portugal international alert to keep out Aguero’s tame follow-up.
Similarly smart goalkeeping from Ederson prevented Helder Costa for breaking the deadlock at the near post, but from the subsequent corner Boly dived in at the far post to turn Joao Moutinho’s cross in with his right arm.
David Silva was left aghast when referee Martin Atkinson failed to point to the spot after he was pushed in the back by Ruben Neves, but City had reason to celebrate when the unmarked Laporte powered in from Gundogan’s dinked cross, before Aguero’s injury-time free-kick struck the bar.
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