{"id":292710,"date":"2023-09-30T20:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292710"},"modified":"2023-09-30T20:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T20:35:12","slug":"the-notebook-matheus-nunes-endures-miserable-return-to-molineux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-matheus-nunes-endures-miserable-return-to-molineux\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Matheus Nunes endures miserable return to Molineux"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester City saw their winning start to the Premier League season come to an end with a 2-1 defeat away to Wolves.<\/p>\n
City defender Ruben Dias scored an own goal and although Julian Alvarez equalised for the visitors, Wolves prevailed as Hwang Hee-chan got the winner.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport’s Tim Nash brings you some of the things that you may have missed from the game at Molineux.\u00a0<\/p>\n
City and United lose on the same day\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It was the first day both Manchester clubs had lost on the same day since October 6, 2019 \u2013 and on that day, City were also beaten by Wolves, 2-0 at the Etihad.<\/p>\n It was also the first time since September 28 2013 that both City and Manchester United have lost a Saturday 3pm kick-off in the Premier League on the same date.<\/p>\n City have now lost two games in a row for the first time since last January, when they were also exited the Carabao Cup \u2013 at Southampton, beaten 2-0 \u2013 and 2-1 at Manchester United.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Manchester City have suffered two consecutive defeats for the first time since January<\/p>\n Frustration for Nunes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Matheus Nunes\u2019s shortened first return to Molineux before his \u00a353m move to Manchester City, completed a miserable last two games at Molineux.<\/p>\n In his previous game there \u2013 for Wolves in August \u2013 he was sent off against Brighton for violent conduct to earn a three-match ban.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It was a miserable return to Molineux for Manchester City midfielder Matheus Nunes<\/p>\n Guardiola watches from directors box\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pep Guardiola watched the match from the directors box after picking up a one-match ban in the midweek defeat against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup \u2013 the first manager to do so.<\/p>\n Guardiola received his third yellow card of the season during the Carabao Cup defeat against Newcastle in midweek.<\/p>\n Under the new rule implemented this season, managers face a one-match touchline ban after accumulating three yellow cards in an effort to reduce dissent from the technical areas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n City manager Pep Guardiola watched the game from the directors box at Molineux<\/p>\n City wear change kit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Manchester City wore their change kit for the first time this season with white shirts and maroon shorts, despite there being no clash of colours.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen if they will wear it again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n City wore their change kit with white shirts and maroon shorts against Wolves<\/p>\n Repeat of 1974 League Cup final\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n City went into the game having beaten Wolves on their previous six meetings, with a goals advantage of 19-3.<\/p>\n The result was a repeat of the scoreline from the 1974 League Cup final between the teams, when goals from Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards won the cup at Wembley for Bill McGarry\u2019s side.<\/p>\n