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Man City 3-0 Wolves: Erling Haaland hat-trick takes him to 25 Premier League goals and keeps pressure on Arsenal (Sky Sports)

Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. Premier League. 2:00pm, Sunday 22nd January 2023. Etihad StadiumAttendance: ...

"After we suffered the goal we tried to change a lot of things. "We deserve to lose but I prefer to lose in one way - we have to try to damage the opponent. "In the first half, we were not able to overcome them to arrive in the opposition box. In the second half at least we tried to damage them. "We were frustrated with ourselves and the manager made that clear. "We knew today we had to hit the ground running, set a good tempo and I think we did that." Pep Guardiola had been frustrated with his players in midweek, criticising the lack of fire and there were periods during the first half when that intensity was lacking. His third goal might have been even easier, laid on for him unselfishly by Riyad Mahrez after Sa had passed the ball straight to the winger. Pablo Sarabia had to wait for his full debut, he was among the substitutes. Wolves stifled the home side for much of the first half before Haaland took charge, heading in Kevin De Bruyne's cross. Wolves remain just outside the relegation zone, ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference. The mini drought of two games ended with his header against Tottenham on Thursday evening.

Haaland brings the noise! Man City striker hits hat-trick vs Wolves to ... (Goal.com)

Pep Guardiola had called for more passion from Manchester City players and fans, and got that in an Erling Haaland-inspired 3-0 victory over Wolves.

Guardiola did see his side double their lead inside five minutes of the restart as Gundogan had his heels clipped by Ruben Neves inside the box and Haaland made no mistake when sending Sa the wrong way from the penalty spot. City thought they should have had a shot at adding a second before the break, but Jack Grealish’s penalty shouts fell on deaf ears and failed to convince those in the VAR booth – with the England winger then seeing a strike cleared off the line in stoppage-time. Following a number of half-chances and ambitious efforts from distance, Haaland opened the scoring five minutes before half-time.

Man City 3-0 Wolves: Erling Haaland hits hat-trick as Pep ... (Eurosport.com)

Manchester City cut the gap to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table to two points with a 3-0 mauling of Wolves.

In that time he scored a hat-trick, and forced another good save from keeper Jose Sa. The Norwegian couldn't miss from there and it's 1-0. Haaland makes it 3-0, and he's scored all of them. 28’ GREALISH SHOT DENIED - City break with speed and Grealish decides to test Sa. 18’ HAALAND SO CLOSE TO OPENER - City press high and win back possession. Manchester City were underwhelming in their victory over Spurs in mid-week and Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference underlined what he saw as the issues.

Monday Marker: Your guide to City's week ahead (Manchester City FC)

All the dates, times, kick-offs, venues and TV channel information you need for City's week ahead. WEDNESDAY. Bristol City v MCWFC | FA Women's League Cup ...

[FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CITY +](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus) [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) press conference [SUBSCRIBE TO THE OFFICIAL MAN CITY PODCAST](https://www.mancity.com/podcast) ](https://twitter.com/ManCityWomen)There will also be a comprehensive match report and reaction to follow soon after the final whistle. Approx 12:30 (UK) [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) will be facing the media at his pre-match press conference from 12:30 (UK) where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates ahead of our FA Cup clash against Arsenal, and you can follow it live on [mancity.com](https://www.mancity.com/) and our official app. [can be purchased here](https://www.mancity.com/tickets/womens/man-city-v-sheffield-united-29-jan-2023). [mancity.com ](https://www.mancity.com/)and the official app after the full-time whistle. [DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP](https://www.mancity.com/app) [FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RECAST](https://recast.tv/ManCity) [@ManCityAcademy](https://twitter.com/ManCityAcademy). [these TV listings,](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4555554/manchester-city-vs-arsenal/) courtesy of LiveSoccerTV. SIGN UP TO ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus)

Manchester City launch its first ever female Studio Pack Range (Manchester City FC)

Designed by PUMA, the new Studio Pack range has been especially designed for female blues that want to rep City, whether they're in the gym working out, ...

Football: Haaland scores hat-trick as Man City tame Wolves (The Straits Times)

City move to within two points of leaders Arsenal in the Premier League. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But three goals were more than enough for the three points to put pressure on Arsenal ahead of their clash at home to Manchester United later on Sunday. Guardiola quickly took the chance to give his star striker a rest as Haaland was replaced on the hour mark by Julian Alvarez to Wolves’ relief. The hosts had to come from 2-0 down in a dramatic second half against Spurs, but there was little mystery over the destination of the three points once Haaland had broken Wolves’ resistance five minutes before half-time.

Man City 3-0 Wolves: Your reaction (BBC News)

We asked for your opinions after Sunday's game between Manchester City and Wolves at Etihad Stadium. Here are some of your comments: Manchester City.

We have an abundance of midfielders but not a striker apart from the hard-working Podence. Jools: A good result but still not the game that we needed following the derby game. I just think that we need to be moving the ball quicker because that makes a huge difference.

City 3-0 Wolves: Stats of the match (Manchester City FC)

The Norwegian scored all three goals on Sunday as City ran out 3-0 winners over Wolves. He rose high in the box to head home the first goal before ...

[De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) has 11 assists to his name. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson)'s eighth clean sheet moves him joint third in those rankings. Only four players in the Premier League era have reached 100. Brighton's Lewis Dunk has made 1,442. The above graphic shows how many opportunities City had throughout the game. [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) (1,758 passes) has played more than 300 more than anyone else in the Premier League. He took just four shots, proving his incredible efficiency in front of goal. That is the same as [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) played 40 passes in the match and had an xA (expected assists) of 0.57. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne)'s cross for [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) was his 97th Premier League assist. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) goals. [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.mancity.com/players/kalvin-phillips), who only came on in the 77th minute.

Gallery: City stars wear new PUMA Studio Range (Manchester City FC)

Laia Aleixandri, Deyna Castellanos, Chloe Kelly and Esme Morgan were the first to try out the new Man City and PUMA Studio Range.

The Studio Pack range comes in two core colourways (black and heather), and features four core items: Crop Top, Low Impact Foundation Bra, Foundation Leggings and the Foundation Tee. [SHOP THE STUDIO PACK RANGE](https://shop.mancity.com/gb/en/lifestyle/puma-collections/studio-pack/?utm_source=mancity&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=prospecting&utm_content=web_story&utm_campaign=man-city_studiopack) The new product line is a continuation of PUMA and City’s commitment to innovate and expand female product offering instore and online.

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