Debutants score as Manchester City thrashes Wolves
Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki both scored on their Premier League debuts as Manchester City started its campaign with a 4-0 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Reijnders registered a goal and an assist as the pick of City's four debutants at Molineux, with a statement victory taking Pep Guardiola's side top of the early standings.
But it was Erling Haaland that got City off the mark, bouncing back from an early miss by tapping a Rico Lewis cross home in the 34th minute.
Reijnders had played a key role in that goal by finding Lewis with a clever pass over the top, and he joined Haaland on the scoresheet with a confident first-time finish just three minutes later, after Emmanuel Agbadou's poor pass put Wolves in trouble.
Wolves, who had earlier seen a Marshall Munetsi header disallowed for offside, improved early in the second half as Jorgen Strand Larsen twice went close, but their hopes of a comeback were killed off in the 61st minute.
Reijnders was involved again as he played a one-two with Oscar Bobb before cutting the ball back for Haaland, who opened up his body to finish past Jose Sa.
There was still time for Cherki to get in on the act after coming off the bench.
The former Lyon man rounded off the scoring nine minutes from time, shifting the ball on to his right foot outside the area before finding the bottom-left corner with a pinpoint finish.
Wolves, which sit bottom of the table ahead of Monday's (AEST) games, had paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota before kick-off, with a stunning tifo of their former forward covering the South Bank.
