January 24, (THEWILL) — Manchester City returned to winning ways in the English Premier League with a comfortable two-goal victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, reducing Arsenal’s advantage at the top to four points.
The result ended a difficult period for City following consecutive defeats to Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt.
Omar Marmoush gave City an early advantage in the sixth minute, converting Matheus Nunes’ delivery from close range.
The forward nearly doubled his tally shortly afterwards, striking the base of the right upright after moving infield from the left flank.
A penalty appeal for handball against Yerson Mosquera was dismissed following a VAR check, with officials ruling the defender’s arm position was acceptable.
Antoine Semenyo sealed the victory during first-half stoppage time with his maiden EPL goal for City.
The forward found space around the penalty area before placing a low effort beyond Jose Sa to give his side a two-goal cushion at the interval.
Wolves improved after half-time but failed to seriously test Gianluigi Donnarumma in the City goal.
Mosquera sent a header against the crossbar late in the match, whilst Semenyo also struck the woodwork at the opposite end, though neither team managed to alter the scoreline after the restart.
Pep Guardiola opted to begin the fixture with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden amongst the substitutes, a decision vindicated by the performance of those selected in the starting XI.
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