Erling Haaland rewrote another chapter of the Premier League record books with his latest goal as Manchester City opened up a 3-0 lead at Wolves.
Jack Grealish was retained in the starting line-up at Molineux despite a listless showing in City’s midweek UEFA Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund. The England playmaker almost instantly repaid Pep Guardiola’s faith by converting Kevin De Bruyne’s cross after 55 seconds.
Haaland then became the first player in Premier League history to score in each of his first four away games, punishing a backpedalling Max Kilman by clipping into the bottom corner with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
An X-rated lunge into Grealish’s stomach from Nathan Collins saw the Republic of Ireland defender deservedly sent off, although Wolves went about their task with gusto after halftime despite the numerical disadvantage.
As such, it came against the run of play when De Bruyne matched Steven Gerrard’s Premier League tally of 92 assists, crossing for Foden to finish.