Manchester City tightened their grip on a Champions League place with a nervy 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
Wolves, riding high on a six-game winning streak, started brightly and twice went close through Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rayan Ait-Nouri, who struck the post.
But the visitors’ wastefulness was punished as Kevin De Bruyne calmly finished just before the break in what could be his final Etihad appearance.
The Belgian playmaker now boasts 11 goal involvements in 10 Premier League games against Wolves, six goals and five assists, making them one of only two clubs he’s hit those tallies against, alongside Crystal Palace.
City took control in the second half but were nearly pegged back when Matheus Cunha rattled the woodwork from range.
Despite late pressure, Pep Guardiola’s men saw out the win to leapfrog Newcastle into third, moving four points clear of Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in the race for Europe. Wolves stay 13th with three games left.
