Agricultural tackles in the first ten minutes. Yellow cards well deserved, I thought the foul on Gundo was on the limit of red. Ref finally got a grip, Wolves understood that whatever else they were going to do, they were not going to clog us out of the game. I wish refs would put down markers early like this, rather than wagging their fingers and frowning, which nobody gives a toss about.
I'll tell you what. For sheer intent, inventiveness, and speed — above all speed — in that first half, it's a long time since we've seen that City. Good to see them back. Maybe Pep's rant got through. Even though we only scored one, I felt we were better and totally dominated them, in a way that we didn't quite in the second half. There was a visible drop in concentration and effort after the third goal. In fact, for about ten minutes, we were downright sloppy. Good performance overall.
Don't want to single out anyone for their performance. Erling did what he does, Kev looked sharp, loved Riyad for passing when he could easily have shot, thinking of Erling and hat tricks. Generally, I thought Mahrez and Grealish looked good again, taking on their man, not always beating them, but generally creating threat. Ed didn't have a shot to save until late in the second half, I believe. Yet again, Nathan Aké may not be the most creative player going forward, but as a sheer defender defending, I can't fault him.
Properly satisfied. Now, a good test coming up. Let's see where this goes.
