Erling Haaland improved on his hat-trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home the previous season to help Manchester City win the Premier League (PL) 5-1.
The Citizens started the match strongly and were awarded a penalty shortly after, as Rayan Aït-Nouri was found to have fouled Joško Gvardiol while he was firing over.
After returning from injury, Haaland stepped up and calmly sent José Sá the wrong way to score in back-to-back games and take the lead just 12 minutes into play.
Shortly after, the attacker rose well to meet Bernardo Silva’s cross, but an impressively wide-ranging hand from sa
After a spell of total dominance by the hosts, Wolves eventually got the ball and started to pose their own questions, with Ederson and Nathan Aké making crucial saves to thwart dangerous crosses.
In the 35th minute, Haaland punished the visitors for continuing to lose the ball in their own half by diving above Max Kilman and heading Rodri’s exquisite cross into the bottom corner, leaving Sá with no chance.
Haaland’s hat-trick was slightly delayed as Nélson Semedo came back to challenge him, but the Norwegian scored his 21st career hat-trick after another penalty was awarded and converted.
After the break, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde was introduced and immediately made an impression with a cross that Ederson misjudged and Hwang Hee-chan converted.
Nearly instantly after, the goalkeeper made a pass to Foden, who in turn found Haaland, enabling the striker to overcome Kilman and score his 25th Premier League goal of the year with ease.
After Sá missed another Haaland chance on the hour mark, Wolves tried to keep the score low and soon after Boubacar Traoré and João Gomes were booked. Sá appeared frustrated.
After Haaland was replaced, Julián Álvarez scored his first goal with Man City three minutes later, setting a club record of 43 home games without a loss in all competitions.
Nevertheless, as they aim for a fourth straight Premier League title, their main concern will be the fact that they trail Arsenal by one point with a game remaining.