Adama Traore scored twice as Wolves stunned Man City 2-0 at the Etihad to leave the champions eight points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
Pep Guardiola's side had to respond after Liverpool had scraped a late victory over Leicester at Anfield on Saturday, but they fell well below their best as laboured at the Etihad.
City dominated possession as expected, but mustered just two shots on target in total - the same as Wolves managed but crucially they were both dispatched by Traore in the last ten minutes.
David Silva hit the bar with a free kick and Bernardo Silva had a great chance blocked, but City were guilty of some mindless defending throughout the game - Patrick Cutrone missing a one-on-one in the first half and Rail Jimenez also being presented with a great chance.
1⃣ Liverpool: 24pts (GD +14)
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2⃣ Man City: 16pts (GD +19)
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It was Jimenez who set up the first Wolves goal with a fine run, although he waltzed beyond a poor attempted tackle by Nicolas Otamendi, before squaring for the pacy Traore who produced a confident finish beyond Ederson.
Sergio Aguero missed a decent late chance but a stunned Etihad entered the realms of disbelief as Traore repeated the dose with his and Wolves' second in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Amazingly, Traore had failed to score in his last 32 Premier League games, but his sheer pace some him able to bag twice against City's makeshift defence.
There's still a long way to go in the race for the premier League title but the back-to-back champions already find themselves trailing Jurgen Klopp's side by eight points after just eight games.
Man City 0-2 Wolves Highlights
Man City 0-2 Wolves - Reaction
🎙️ A 'bad day' for Man City says Pep Guardiola as the champions come unstuck against Wolves...
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Manchester City 0–2 Wolves Opta stats
- Wolves have beaten Manchester City away from home in a top-flight match for the first time since December 1979, having drawn once and lost six there since then before today.
- Manchester City have lost at home in the Premier League for just the fourth time in 61 matches under Pep Guardiola.
- Manchester City have lost a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium without scoring for the first time since March 2016 against Man Utd (0-1), with Manuel Pellegrini in charge.
- Wolves have beaten the reigning champions of the top-flight away from home for the first time since January 1984, when they defeated Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield.
- Pep Guardiola has a 25% win rate in all competitions against Nuno Espirito Santo (1/4) – of managers Guardiola has faced at least three times while in charge of Manchester City, only against Ronald Koeman (0%) and Jurgen Klopp (22%) does he have a worse win rate.
- Wolves’ Adama Traoré hadn’t scored in his last 32 Premier League games before netting twice against Man City today, last scoring against West Ham in September 2018.
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