Manchester City 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: 5 Talking Points | Premier League 2019-20

Wolves hand Manchester City the second defeat of the season - just 8 games into the campaign
Wolves hand Manchester City the second defeat of the season - just 8 games into the campaign

#2 Raul Jimenez fired warning shots in the first half, hit the kill shot in the second half

Raul Jimenez wreaked havoc in City's defensive end
Raul Jimenez wreaked havoc in City's defensive end

Raul Jimenez and Patrick Cutrone were brilliant in against Manchester City. Jimenez gave enough warning shots for Manchester City to tighten the cover on him in the first half. He latched onto the loose pass by Kyle Walker and turned away from Nicolas Otamendi towards goal. His shot was miraculously blocked by Fernandinho.

A few moments later, Jimenez picked up another misplaced pass and dribbled away from Fernandinho, this time failing to get a shot away and left appealing for a penalty. Jimenez ended up missing two golden chances to get the goal in the first half.

But he did make up for it in the second half. He executed the brilliant dribble which dropped Otamendi on the floor as he went on running and found Adama Traore inside the box for the first Wolves goal. He created the second goal for Traore too which helped in closing the deal out.

Jimenez ended the game with - two assists, three key passes, 4/5 dribbles completed, 6/12 ground duels won. Manchester City should have known better than to leave Jimenez out unmarked after he had them at the ropes in the first half.

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