Manchester City get their Premier League season underway at Molineux where they take on Wolves. Mahrez is an option, but the lack of experience on the bench otherwise may mean Guardiola sticks rather than twists. There were a few weird comments ahead of this season about Kevin De Bruyne’s shape based on limited pictures from training.
Vardy has reinvented himself in recent years as he has grown older, becoming less and less involved in Leicester’s all-round play. Welcome to mancity.com, online home of Premier League winners Manchester City FC.
City took the lead in a dominant first half through Kevin de Bruyne, who won and took a penalty. Old habits die hard, but the air of gloom among many City fans heading into this difficult season opener was astonishing. Manchester City forward Janine Beckie has said the side have had to re-evaluate their ability to score goals ahead of their FA Cup quarterfinal clash against Leicester City on Sunday. Pedro Neto advances into a shooting position with Rodri unable to stop him, but Nathan Ake slides in to stop the shot troubling Ederson.
Manchester United transfer target Jadon Sancho was unable to help Borussia Dortmund defeat Augsburg at the weekend.
Raul Jimenez heads home from a Daniel Podence cross, after nutmegging Kevin de Bruyne. Ederson, once again, had no answer.
After cutting inside from the left flank unchallenged, the playmaker opened up his body and bent a shot towards the top right-hand corner. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts.
I think we played really well, obviously second half there's going to be stages where it's a little bit difficult because offensively they're really strong, but I think we played secure, we didn't take too many risks. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.
City’s vulnerability to teams who sit deep and break fast on the counter-attack is no secret. Eric Garcia looked as though he would be one of the few City players to emerge with any credit, having done well to marshall Barnes during the first half, but then came an awkward and late challenge on Leicester’s goalscorer inside the penalty area. It was a matter of time. Vardy, 33, duly converted it.
Leicester's lead was further extended thanks to Maddison's curling, 25-yard strike into the top corner but Ake's first Manchester City goal offered it a glimmer of hope. Last season's top scorer had his second of the day after his cheeky backheel from Timothy Castagne's low cross flicked just over goalkeeper Ederson.
Get Man City scores for the Premier League, Champions League, Carabao Cup and FA Cup matches for our Men's Team. Vardy scores 3, Leicester stuns Man City in wild 5-2 EPL win. Jesus shoots towards the bottom corner and Patricio pushes it out for a corner. The 33-year-old is frontman of few touches in open play but those few touches are typically significant.
Fast breaks collapsed at the feet of Harvey Barnes and James Justin but slowly and surely, Leicester were finding their way through. It did for them in Lisbon against Olympique Lyonnais. Joao Moutinho and Pedro Neto off. James Maddison's long-range curled effort stretched the lead. It was the softest of the three but still a correct decision. With Wolves growing in confidence, it might be the time to change things up for City. 7, Slotted in seamlessly for his debut - not as prominent as Stones, but did well 7. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. I'm very much about attacking and being aggressive. Props to the defensive midfielders because they kept it tight and I think we did really well. The goal we're disappointed with. The pace of Ferran Torres might stretch Wolves, with 25 minutes still to play. After that we tried to control the game. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Kevin De Bruyne is brought down and awarded a penalty, (Image: Matt McNulty - Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images), Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after scoring his penalty against Wolves, (Image: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images), Kevin De Bruyne jumps over a challenge from Wolves' Willy Boly, (Image: MARC ATKINS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images), WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Ferran Torres of Manchester City warms up prior to the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on September 21, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England.
It may have come against his former club but this goal was far too good for any muted celebrations.
“We have set up to infuriate them and it has worked a treat.". City XI : Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho (c), De Bruyne, Foden, Sterling, Jesus. And Mahrez's right-footed finish into the top corner against his former side had the 2019 Premier League champions in the ascendancy. We scored early, that was a bonus for us. Keep on top of all of the Man United transfer rumours and breaking news including updates on Jadon Sancho and Andreas Pereira. Fernandinho, so impressive in the win at Molineux last Monday, had been repeatedly bypassed in midfield and was replaced by the 17-year-old Liam Delap, son of Rory and a debut goalscorer in Thursday’s EFL Cup victory over Bournemouth. Once again, they had been torn apart on a counter-attack. Get the latest Man City news, injury updates, fixtures, player signings and much more right here. But they were two up at Wolves last season, so will need to be professional to see this one out. Our Women's Team scores for the FAWSL, Continental Cup and UEFA Champions League Updated 1212 GMT (2012 HKT) September 28, 2020. 8, Too slack around Podence in second half but his build-up was crucial in the first half.
Manchester City get their Premier League season underway at … How are City nerves then? The equaliser arrived via the penalty spot.