A grandiose record as City win on the night and Raheem Sterling and Ederson etch themselves in to the history books.
Raheem Sterling stood out as Manchester City earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolves to consolidate their place atop the Premier League table.
Manchester City dominated the proceedings from the get-go but struggled to create meaningful chances in the first half, with Wolverhampton Wanderers being typically resolute at the back.
The most notable moment of the opening period was the clash of heads between Ruben Neves and Max Kilman, with both the Wolves players requiring a lengthy treatment period.
As half-time approached, an odd piece of decision-making saw Raul Jimenez being sent off, as he first held Rodri to earn his first yellow before blocking the resulting free-kick to get a second booking.
Down to ten men, Wolves came out in the second half under the cosh and needed Conor Coady to clear Ilkay Gundogan’s close-range header off the line.
The deadlock was finally broken midway through the second half when Manchester City earned a penalty courtesy of a contentious handball by Joao Moutinho from Bernardo Silva’s cross.
Raheem Sterling stepped up to take the resulting penalty and made no error in slotting the ball home from twelve yards out.
After that, Manchester City had a few more chances to put the result beyond any doubt, only for Jose Sa and Max Kilman to stand in the way of Gabriel Jesus and Phil Foden, respectively.
However, Sterling’s goal was enough to earn a 1-0 win, yet it was Ederson shot-stopping that won him plaudits against Wolves as the former Benfica star made some impressive saves to keep City in the match, giving the Premier League champions all three points in the process.
The Brazilian enjoyed one of the easiest outings of his career, having had just one regulation save to make all game, the crucial stop from Max Kilman’s header.
The Manchester City no. 1 completed each of his attempted passes, earning a clean sheet at the end of the proceedings.
Having held on to record a first clean sheet since the 3-0 win over Everton, Ederson reached a significant milestone in his City career, registering his 100th shut-out.
Here’s what some City fans had to say about Ederson’s milestone after the Wolves game on Twitter…
Congratulations Ederson
— Jon Adaway (@jon_adaway) December 11, 2021
He’s our wonderwall
— Ibrahim Faraz (@Faraz_MCFC) December 11, 2021
Ederson = wonderwall 🧱🧱🧱
— Tam (@Tam_Corleone_) December 11, 2021
Legend
— Stark (@Stark03865875) December 11, 2021
3rd Golden glove 🔜 pic.twitter.com/SgCyEjvWTI
— kaerimxz (@karimmcfc) December 11, 2021
