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A Manchester City team criticised by Pep Guardiola hope to ramp up the pressure on Arsenal in Sunday's earlier Premier League kick-off.

City look stuck in a rut right now and it’s difficult to know what kind of mood they’ll show up in. Manchester City vs Wolves latest odds Manchester City vs Wolves prediction

Manchester City can ramp up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal by closing the gap to just two points when they host Wolves on Sunday.Pep G.

- Wolves are the lowest scorers in the Premier League this season, netting just 12 goals in their 19 games so far. Nathan Collins was dismissed in the reverse fixture at Molineux this season. He’s scored in consecutive matches for the first time in the competition, with his last four goals being worth seven points to Wolves. They’re looking to win back-to-back league matches for the first time since March last season. After we scored a goal they react, but that is not the point.” - Wolves have won just four of their 17 Premier League games against reigning champions (D1 L12), losing the last five in a row. - Since losing both Premier League games against Wolves in 2019-20, Manchester City have won their last five in a row against them, scoring 16 goals and conceding just three. - Since their return to the Premier League in 2018, Wolves have received more red cards against Manchester City than they have against any other opponent in the competition (3), accounting for 33% of their total reds in that time (3/9). - Wolves have picked up just four points in eight Premier League visits to Manchester City (W1 D1 L6), with their one win there coming in October 2019. - Wolves have won two of their four Premier League games under Julen Lopetegui (D1 L1), as many as they had won in their previous 22 before his arrival (D6 L14). We played good. [HERE for the live stream](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true).

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Etihad Stadium, Manchester Riyad Mahrez and Erling Haaland led the fightback. They aren ...

And you. It’s not that Alvarez and Haaland work as a partnership – quite the opposite. Three times a City player stopped the ball as if to ask for calm, only for the mania to begin as soon as they passed that ball on. The slow passing, the in-to-out and then out-to-in runs of Erling Haaland without getting the ball, the missed half chances but nothing to fully hang your hat on, given all the possession – all were there in the first half. Those boos, aimed at the players and Guardiola too as the half-time whistle sounded, are proof that entitlement is real, but they also reflect what was becoming a sticky situation. Dias was waiting to come on and run down the clock when [Riyad Mahrez dinked the ball over Hugo Lloris ](https://inews.co.uk/topic/tottenham-hotspur-fc?ico=in-line_link)to seal City’s best 45 minutes of this season.

Manchester City fought back from 2-0 down to beat Tottenham Hotspur, but Pep Guardiola wasn't happy with what he saw from his team.

City can still catch Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table, but the comeback against Tottenham must be a catalyst for a more coherent second half of the season. The Norwegian has hit the ground running in the Premier League, but offers little in and out of possession. This is perhaps reflected in some of the statistics behind Manchester City’s 2022/23 campaign so far which show they are covering less ground per 90 minutes than they did last season and are also charting fewer out of possession actions per 90 minutes. Manchester City have been a dominant force under Guardiola, winning four Premier League titles in the last five years. He identified a lack of “passion and desire to run” as a problem and contrasted his own side to Arsenal who “have the fire” as the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss put it. Maybe it's the same with our team, maybe we are so comfortable with winning four Premier Leagues in five years.”

Find out who the scout has backed for Fantasy Premier League success ahead of our clash with Wolves.

[Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) hosts Brentford on the back of six goals in his last eight outings for Leeds United. [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) (£6.4m) and Eddie Nketiah (£6.5m) could be overlooked gems in Gameweek 21. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne)’s influence on the City attack. [DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](https://www.mancity.com/app) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) has an outstanding recent record against the midlands outfit. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) (£12.5m) could pose huge problems for Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 21 of Fantasy Premier League.

City recovered from conceding two goals in two minutes at the end of the first-half to produce a stunning second 45 and beat Tottenham 4-2 on another ...

[Watch more](/citytv/mens/manchester-city-4-2-tottenham-hotspur-jack-grealish-post-match-interview-63809764}}) [Read more](/news/mens/tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-stats-63809806}}) [Read more](/news/mens/riyad-mahrez-every-defenders-nightmare-says-steve-howey-63809825}}) [Read more](/news/mens/pep-guardiola-press-conference-post-tottenham-63809764}}) [Watch more](/citytv/mens/man-city-4-2-tottenham-pep-guardiola-post-match-press-conference-63809764}}) "We gave them the first goal, and then the second goal is ridiculous. [Watch more](/citytv/mens/man-city-4-2-spurs-short-highlights-jan-19-63809766}}) [Watch more](/citytv/mens/extended-highlights-manchester-city-4-2-spurs-pl-2023-63809765}}) [View more](/news/mens/man-city-v-spurs-gallery-19-jan-63809756}}) [Julian Alvarez](https://www.mancity.com/players/julian-alvarez) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland). [Jack Grealish](https://www.mancity.com/players/jack-grealish) and Nathan [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) to mention but two - secured victory in the 90th minutes.

With a huge comeback over Tottenham, Man City statistically became the best team in Premier League history at coming back from multigoal deficits.

Then, they are on the road again for the FA Cup, where they will face Preston North End on Saturday, Jan. Then, they shift focus to the FA Cup when they host Arsenal on Friday, Jan. But while the City players clearly under-performed against Spurs in the first-half, the fans are also expected to play their part and they don't do that very often at the Etihad. Manchester City: The Citizens have a quick turnaround but get to stay home as they host Wolves on Sunday, Jan. Dejan Kulusevski hadn't scored a goal for Tottenham since their opening Premier League match of the season against Southampton. Manchester City winger Jack Grealish on what Guardiola had to say at half-time: "Yeah, it weren't obviously the best dressing room at half-time. Entering this game, Tottenham had the third-longest active streak of avoiding defeat when leading by two in Premier League matches. [Crystal Palace](/football/team?id=384) and [Aston Villa](/football/team?id=362) last year, and City did so again to inflict another dent in Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the top four all while underlining their own outstanding quality. [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382) sent an emphatic warning to Premier League leaders [Arsenal](/football/team?id=359) that they are ready to fight all the way for the title by bouncing back from two straight defeats to beat Spurs. But they have short memories if they think they can boo a team that has won so much in recent seasons. Greaves is on 266, with Kane taking his tally 265 with the winning in the FA Cup third round win against Portsmouth earlier this month. If City beat Wolves, they can move to within two points of Arsenal before Mikel Arteta's team take the field.

City needed to overturn a 2-0 half-time deficit to get back to winning ways against Tottenham on Thursday.

Manchester City defenders John Stones and Ruben Dias have returned to training and are available on Thursday. Kevin De Bruyne is also back in contention for ...

Rodri (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. - Fouls - Away3 - Shots - 19Álvarez - 16Rodri - 6Aké - 25Akanji - 5Stones - 31Ederson Mahrez's shot carried power but Lloris had to do better.

Manchester City are expected to head into Sunday's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers with a fully fit squad.

The latter’s arrival was only announced this week and he could make his Wolves debut on Sunday, while Goncalo Guedes has joined Benfica on loan for the season and won’t be involved against City. Wolves selected a fairly strong team for the FA Cup loss to Liverpool in midweek, but Jose Sa, Max Kilman, Joao Mountinho and Daniel Podence were given the night off and are likely to return to face City. However, the teenager managed to play on with the issue and his substitution in the 83rd minute was seen as more precautionary rather than enforced.