Antoine Semenyo netted his third goal for City since signing from Bournemouth two weeks ago, showing how effective he can be by cutting in from the right - his 11th goal in his past 17 home games was calmly taken and gave his side some breathing room.

On the positive side, Manchester United finish 2025 in 6th place in the Premier League table, but the downside is that a win over last-place Wolves would have put them 4th instead.

He eventually guided Wolves to their first win of the campaign earlier this month and has overseen an upturn in results, even though they remain bottom of the Premier League. City and Wolves have faced each other 23 times in the Premier League, with City coming out on top 16 times.

Manchester City hosts Wolverhampton at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. ET, 7 a.m. PT, for Matchweek 23 of the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's men arrive at this match in second place with 43 points after 22 games,

Bruno Fernandes scored twice and added an assist as Manchester United clobbered winless Wolves 4-1 at the Molineux Stadium on Monday. WATCH — Wolves v Manchester United full match replay Fernandes set up Mason Mount's second half goal and Bryan Mbeumo ...

It would be the Premier League's greatest comeback but Wolves would need to win at least half of their remaining 18 games to even stand a chance so the expectation of relegation. externally at least, does not change. Those outside of Compton had been resigned to relegation and it was all about how and when, not if, Wolves went down.