ERLING HAALAND finally got the chance to put his feet up – and Manchester City showed they can cope pretty well without him. The overworked Norwegian striker was left on the bench by Pep Guardiola

Manchester City dropped Erling Haaland and ended their four-game winless streak in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Wolves at the Etihad Stadium.

Wolves’ unbeaten run came to an end with a routine defeat at Manchester City. Omar Marmoush opened the scoring inside six minutes to put the hosts ahead, who then missed a number of chances to extend their lead. Antoine Semenyo finally made it 2-0 just before half-time, as City took control.

Wolverhampton Wanderers stretchered their Premier League unbeaten streak to four matches with a scoreless draw against poor Newcastle United on Sunday.

Wolves were beaten but not disgraced at the Etihad, as two first half goals from Manchester City saw the Old Gold’s five-match unbeaten run ended. Omar Marmoush’s close range finish at the start of the half was added to by Antoine Semenyo’s crisp strike at the other end of the opening 45 to put the hosts in control at the break.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, spoke to BBC Match of the Day after his side's victory against Wolves: "We won against a team who were unbeaten in the last four or five games so pretty pleased. On Omar Marmoush: "People have a question of numbers.

Man City have been a mess defensively as of late, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise given their number of absences. Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol and John Stones remain sidelined for the hosts, but Guardiola can call upon Marc Guéhi after his arrival from Crystal Palace earlier in the week.