An abnormally short preseason and a lengthy list of injury and coronavirus-related absentees didn’t stop Manchester City getting off to a fast start in the English Premier League on Monday.
City scored in the first half through Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden before weathering a fightback from Wolverhampton in a 3-1 win at Molineux.
With Liverpool — the defending champion and City's biggest rival for the title - already on two wins from two matches, Pep Guardiola's team was under pressure to avoid an early slip-up after starting the season late owing to its involvement in the latter stages of the Champions League in August.