Ghana international Antoine Semenyo continued his impressive performance for Manchester City with his third goal to help them return to winning ways by easing past bottom side Wolves at Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola's side had suffered a miserable start to 2026 by not winning any of their four league games, and the Spaniard decided to give star striker Erling Haaland and midfielder Phil Foden a rest by dropping them to the bench.
The duo came on in the second half by which time their team-mates had already made a positive impact to put City back on track in the top-flight.
Both sides set their stalls out early on, with visitors Wolves opting to sit back with a five-man defence, but City exerted their dominance by carving them open at will inside the first 10 minutes.
City grabbed the lead a minute later when Marmoush stabbed home Matheus Nunes' whipped cross, before Semenyo latched on to a ball over the top but his first-time strike was bundled away by Sa.
The hosts doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time to effectively seal the points when Bernardo Silva fizzed a pass into the feet of Semenyo, who converted a cool finish from the edge of the area - and he also rattled the crossbar in the second half.
Semenyo netted his third goal for City since signing from Bournemouth two weeks ago, showing how effective he can be by cutting in from the right - his 11th goal in his past 17 home games was calmly taken and gave his side some breathing room.
His sterling performance for City earned him the man of the match award.
