The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
City leave it late to ease past Wolves and edge closer to world record
Manchester City struck three times in the last 10 minutes to beat Wolves 4-1 last night and secure their 21st consecutive victory in all competitions.
The Premier League leaders were unexpectedly pegged back by a Conor Coady equaliser after opening the scoring through Leander Dendoncker’s own goal at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s side upped the tempo in the closing stages and reclaimed the lead when Gabriel Jesus fired home 10 minutes from time. Riyad Mahrez added another in the last minute and Jesus put gloss on the scoreline with a fourth with the last kick of the game.
The result extended City’s lead at the top of the table to 15 points and prolonged their extraordinary winning sequence, which is already a record for an English top-flight side.
They are now only two short of equalling Bayern Munich’s record 23 successive wins for a topflight from any of Europe’s recognised ‘top five’ leagues and six behind Welsh side TNS’ world record.
City boss Pep Guardiola felt his side were good value for their “well deserved” win.
He said on BT Sport: “We suffered once they scored a goal with the first chance they had and it is so difficult to play against them, but after we were fantastic.
“We overcame the situation and created a lot of chances at the end.”