Man City back to winning ways after dropping Haaland

Manchester City dropped Erling Haaland, gave a debut to Marc Guehi and had another goal from fellow new signing Antoine Semenyo in a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

After alarming losses to Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt over the past week, City manager Pep Guardiola made the bold call to leave out Haaland - the league's top scorer - and Phil Foden in an effort to shake up the team and perhaps rotate ahead of a key Champions League game against Galatasaray on Wednesday.

The changes worked, albeit against a Wolves team sitting on the bottom of the standings.

Omar Marmoush and Semenyo, playing as high wingers in a tweaked tactical setup, scored first-half goals for City. It was Semenyo's third goal in four games since joining from Bournemouth in an $87 million deal and he also hit the crossbar in the second half.

Guehi started after completing his move from Crystal Palace on Monday and helped to shore up City's creaking defense.

Haaland entered as a substitute in the 73rd minute but didn't have a clear-cut chance.

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