Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo scored early and Marc Guehi impressed on debut as Manchester City ended their winless run with a 2-0 win over 20th-place Wolves the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Since he joined the club in the summer of 2022, Manchester City have won 18 of their 22 Premier League games in which Erling Haaland has not started (D2 L2), a ratio of 82%, compared to a 63% win rate with him starting in the competition (73/115).

The drama began when the teamsheets dropped 75 minutes before kick-off, with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both dropped from City’s starting XI. New signing Marc Guehi, meanwhile, was drafted into City’s defence, replacing Max Alleyne.

Pep Guardiola made some changes to Manchester City's XI and the result was a convincing 2-0 win over Wolves at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Manchester City beat Wolves 2-0 in the Premier League to end a tough week on a positive note for Pep Guardiola and his squad.

Check out our soccer expert’s Manchester City vs Wolves predictions, prior to Saturday’s 10:00am ET Premier League clash (1/24).

Pep Guardiola has dropped Erling Haaland from the starting line-up for Manchester City's Premier League game against Wolves amid a run of eight games without scoring from open play.

Game summary of the Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers English Premier League game, final score 2-0, from January 24, 2026 on ESPN.