Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: No More Replacement for Supporters

JAKARTA - The moment of resurrection is very appropriate for Manchester City when hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League match. Victory is also a target and can most likely be achieved against a light opponent who occupies the bottom of the standings in the match at the Etihad Stadium, Saturday, January 24, 2026 WIB. Erling Haaland et al. apparently do not need to replace the costs incurred by supporters.

The Man City player made a surprise by replacing the cost of spending supporters who came to Bodo, Norway, to support their favorite team when appearing in the Champions League in the middle of last week.

Then why do players when they are a joint venture spend money from their own pockets to replace the cost of supporters? Because of that, Man City was humiliated by Bodo/Glimt 3-1 in the match. The defeat made Man City thrown out of the top eight and threatened to fail to qualify automatically for the top eight.

More than that, Bodo/Glimt is a team that is completely underestimated and they are only at the bottom of the table. Even the victory over Man City was the first for Bodo/Glimt in European competitions.

The defeat was a huge blow for the Cityzens. Moreover, in the previous match in the English Premier League, Man City lost 2-0 against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Ironically, Man Utd is in a slump and has just changed managers.

And, the Manchester Derby was Michael Carrick's debut who replaced Ruben Amorim even though he was only an interim manager. Unexpectedly, Carrick's team seemed to teach Man City players how to play football and Gianluigi Donnarumma's goal could concede up to five times but three goals were annulled by the referee.

When coming to Bodo, Man City actually prepared better because they played on a synthetic pitch with a temperature below nine degrees Celsius. Pep Guardiola's team also came early. However, they were slaughtered by the hosts.

Haaland even apologized directly to the fans for the defeat. Not only that, Haaland and Rodri and a number of senior players took the initiative to pool together to replace the costs incurred by fans who went away to Bodo.

The result was a collection of 10 thousand pounds which was then handed over to the supporters. This is a redemption for the players who failed to meet the target in the away game.

The next redemption is when Man City faces Wolves who will be relegated. Wolves are clearly an opponent who is completely disregarded. Moreover, Man City has a brilliant record of meeting with Wolves. From the last 11 matches with The Old Gold, Man City won 10 times and scored 32 goals. With an impressive record, Man City is aiming for the first victory after four failed wins.

In that match, Guardiola was able to field new defender Marc Guehi. The arrival of Guehi from Crystal Palace at least settled Man City's defense, which lost Josko Gvardiol and John Stones who were still injured. In addition, Man City lost Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Dias, Oscar Bobb and Savinho.

However, captain Bernardo Silva is back in action after serving a suspension. He will team up with Rodri to give a place to new signing Antoine Semenyo who supports Haaland alongside Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku.

Meanwhile, Wolves manager Rob Edwards again relies on defenders Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno and Ladislav Krejci to hold off Haaland et al. In the middle there is Joao Gomes, Andre and young player Mateus Mane. Meanwhile, South Korea national team player Hwang Hee-chan is the mainstay in the front line.

Predicted Starting XI

Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly; Rodri, Bernardo; Semenyo, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa; Mosquera, S. Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Andre, Mane, J. Gomes, H. Bueno; Hwang, Strand Larsen