Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side showcased their grit and determination to retain their Premier League crown in their 2-1 win against Wolves.
How the Manchester City players have reacted to the victory reflects the euphoric mood inside the dressing room.
Josko Gvardiol celebrated Manchester City’s triumph against Wolves by captioning his Instagram post: “We will always fight till the end!”
Matheus Nunes bit back at the Wolves supporters after Manchester City’s win by posting a picture of him cupping his ears at the Molineux Stadium after being booed by the home fans every time he touched the ball.
Jack Grealish singled John Stones out after Manchester City beat Wolves for his winning goal as well as the dramatic nature of his side’s win.
All in all, Pep Guardiola would have breathed a sigh of relief after Stones’ winner was awarded.
Pep Guardiola compares Man City to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool due to comeback win vs Wolves
The Sky Blues continue to sit one point behind league leaders Liverpool, who defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield. Arsenal, however, are now three and four points behind City and Arne Slot’s side respectively.
After Manchester City earned a late win against Wolves, Pep Guardiola compared the nature of the comeback to that of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side — who especially scored last-gasp strikes to win the all-important three points last season.
Guardiola told BBC Sport: “We are not used to winning games at the end, like Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool it many times happened. It is a good flavour for us.”
Manchester City seem not to know when they are well and truly beaten.
Time and again, City seem to back themselves to win, regardless of the circumstances.
Pep Guardiola has seemingly instilled a never-say-die mentality at the Etihad Stadium.
As a result, City have a 31-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League in 2024 — the fourth-longest in the history of the division.
How many points have Man City rescued from losing positions in the Premier League this season?
Manchester City have especially been the comeback kings this campaign.
Much like Liverpool last season, it seems like until the full-time whistle is blown, they look like they still have a strong chance of securing victory from the jaws of defeat or a draw.
So much so that City have taken 13 points from losing positions in the league this season.
| MAN CITY’S COMEBACKS FROM LOSING POSITIONS THIS SEASON | |||
| GAME | SCORE | FINAL RESULT | POINTS |
| MAN CITY VS IPSWICH TOWN | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3 |
| MAN CITY VS BRENTFORD | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3 |
| MAN CITY VS ARSENAL | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| MAN CITY VS FULHAM | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3 |
| WOLVES VS MAN CITY | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
Manchester City’s responses across multiple games show that they are up for the fight this term.
City do not seem like they are in any mood to relinquish their dominance over English football.
However, teams are often finding a way to take the lead against Pep Guardiola’s side.
Four out of their five games where Manchester City have been in losing positions have come at the Etihad Stadium.
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