Online Reporter
WARRIORS vice-captain and midfielder, Marshal Munetsi had an impressive game for Wolverhampton Wanderers, but their 2025-26 English Premier League opener ended in agony against Manchester City on Saturday.
Munetsi was playing in an offensive role and even had a goal disallowed in the first half before Manchester City turned the tables to cruise to a 4-0 victory. The visitors scored with all four of their shots on target at Molineux, punishing Wolves for their defensive mistakes, while Wolves failed to make the most of their own opportunities in front of goal.
Wolves coach, Vitor Pereira said a clinical streak was the difference at Molineux.
“We scored first, and it was offside. If you score first, it’s different. We conceded the first goal, when something in the middle was missing, and they have the quality to create this kind of chance.
“The second goal we offered. Building the play in the middle was not the plan, but I understand everybody can commit mistakes, even me, and the way is to correct. Second half, we started with a big chance for 2-1. After, counter attack, another goal, the third goal, and each mistake they punish us.”
On chasing the game, Pereira said:
“We did good things, in my opinion. We play with bravery, and we tried to score goals. We had our chances to score, but each time that we committed a mistake, they punished us with a goal. Every time they committed mistakes, and we had a chance to score, we missed the goal — it was the difference between one team and the other team.”
On the positives on show:
“We showed a good spirit and ambition to score, ambition to not just defend but to press them, to force them, to push them. In the end, the result is the result for us, but for us keep good things, improve the bad things.
“The spirit that I want is this spirit. We tried to be on the pitch with ambition, trying to score. We created some good chance to score. We did some good movements. Defending, sometimes at a good level. I will take the good things with me, and we’ll correct the things that we need to correct. This is the only way that I know in football to increase the level.” — Sports Reporter/Wolves.
