Both teams tried their luck from distance early on, with Rúben Dias and Matheus Cunha shooting wide in the opening three minutes.
Then, Wolves had some fantastic chances to take the lead. Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde broke City’s offside trap but could not find Marshall Munetsi, who was agonisingly close to his square ball.
Marauding left wing-back Rayan Ait-Nouri then found himself in the box and hit the post with his left foot, before his right-footed effort was cleared off the line by Joško Gvardiol.
The hosts took control near the end of the first half as Nico O'Reilly’s close-range strike was tipped over by Jose Sa just before they took the lead.
Jeremy Doku cut back for Kevin De Bruyne, who placed the ball into the bottom corner - there was not a more popular goalscorer at the Etihad given he's leaving at the end of the season.
Wolves were not too disheartened from falling behind though and struck the post again early in the second half, this time through Cunha from a narrow angle.
City then began to take control again as Omar Marmoush and Mateo Kovacic fired wide, but could not find the second goal to kill the match.
Nonetheless, they still emerged victorious and extended their winning H2H run at home to five matches, as Wolves’ own six-game winning streak came to an end.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
