Manchester City 1-0 Wolves: De Bruyne pushes hosts towards Champions League

Kevin De Bruyne was the leader arsenic Manchester City climbed to 3rd successful the Premier League array with a constrictive 1-0 triumph implicit Wolves, whose six-game winning tally came to an end.

Playing successful his penultimate location crippled earlier helium leaves the nine arsenic a escaped agent, De Bruyne scored what could beryllium his last extremity astatine the Etihad Stadium successful the 35th minute.

The 33-year-old side-footed past Jose Sa aft moving onto Jeremy Doku’s cutback, moments aft Andre had naively conceded possession for Wolves.

That extremity came against the tally of play arsenic Vitor Pereira’s revitalised visitors gave a bully relationship of themselves, missing 2 glorious chances astatine 0-0.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde overhit a elemental walk to Marshall Munetsi, who was waiting for a tap-in, portion Rayan Ait-Nouri deed the basal of the station past saw his follow-up scrambled disconnected the enactment by Josko Gvardiol.

Wolves deed the station for a 2nd clip aft the interval, with Matheus Cunha astir catching Ederson retired with a rapidly taken effort from the borderline of the area.

But Wolves’ menace faded arsenic the 2nd fractional went connected and they enactment 13th successful the array pursuing their archetypal decision since February.

City, meanwhile, beryllium 2 points wide of Newcastle United, 4 up of Chelsea and Nottingham Forest and 7 supra Aston Villa, with their rivals successful the contention for Champions League qualification each successful enactment betwixt Saturday and Monday.

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Data debrief: De Bruyne’s farewell gift?

With lone 1 location crippled – against Bournemouth connected May 20 – to travel earlier De Bruyne departs, City’s fans whitethorn person witnessed the last sign-off from a existent nine legend.

De Bruyne has present scored 30 Premier League goals since turning 30 – the lone players to people much for City erstwhile aged 30 oregon older are Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero (41 each).

And it should travel arsenic nary astonishment that helium recovered the nett against Wolves. He has registered 11 extremity involvements successful 10 Premier League appearances against them (six goals, 5 assists).

That is the joint-most immoderate subordinate has managed against Wolves successful the Premier League, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah possessing an identical record.

Friday’s crippled was conscionable the 3rd successful the Premier League this play to spot lone 1 English subordinate named successful the 2 starting lineups – City’s Nico O’Reilly.

The different 2 occasions connected which that has happened besides featured Wolves, successful their defeats to Liverpool and Fulham successful February.