Injury-hit Man City chasing history at Molineux

Perennial Premier League champions Manchester City travel to Molineux to take on out-of-sorts Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

On paper, this may not be the most exciting fixture available on Premier League live streams, but City’s dominant form and Wolves’ recent struggles could still offer some intrigue.

Home manager Gary O’Neil is facing intense scrutiny following the Wanderers’ worst league start since 2004/05.

Nailed to the bottom of the standings, the hosts have only picked up one point after the opening seven matches (D1, L6).

By contrast, Man City’s pursuit of an unprecedented fifth consecutive Premier League title is off and running.

Pep Guardiola’s men are one of only two teams yet to lose a top-flight fixture this season (W4, D2) alongside Arsenal.

Adversity Makes Champions

Losing Rodri to a long-term knee injury has significantly derailed City’s lofty ambitions.

According to beIN Sports, Torino’s Samuele Ricci has emerged as the top candidate to fill the Spaniard’s shoes.

However, Guardiola must make do without Rodri’s replacement until January.

In addition to Rodri, the Cityens cannot call upon the services of Kevin De Bruyne and Oscar Bobb for this trip.

Despite several high-profile absences, the visitors are still odds-on favourites to take three points.

History Beckons

A dramatic 3-2 home win against Fulham on the brink of the international break extended Man City’s intimidating unbeaten run in the Premier League to 30 matches (W24, D6).

That’s their joint-longest such streak in the competition’s history.

Avoiding defeat at Molineux would, therefore, be a historic achievement.

Guardiola’s charges are well-positioned to achieve that feat after racking up seven victories across their last eight encounters against Wolverhampton.

Adding to this sentiment, Man City have won 12 of their last 14 top-flight outings away from home (D2).

Manchester City Potential Starting XI

(4-2-3-1): Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, Foden, Doku; Haaland