Raheem Sterling’s 100th
Premier League goal came via the penalty spot and gave
Manchester City a sixth consecutive win in the competition. This is a precious victory as here was a curious contest that featured serial ill-temper, head clashes, a ridiculous sending-off for Raúl Jiménez and, until Sterling’s intervention, Wolves threatening to escape with a point despite the mountain of chances created by the champions.
Even Jonathan Moss’s award of Sterling’s spot-kick was controversial as Bernardo Silva’s cross hit João Moutinho’s armpit – is this, actually, handball? – and VAR duly backed the referee. Sterling’s penalty was one of those slow, straight-down-the-middle affairs that had José Sá diving right and therefore out of the way.