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Premier League first game: Going through the lows and starting again, Manchester City will make a good start in the new season of Premier League

12:39am, 17 August 2025【Football】

Wolves relegated last season, and it is difficult to win the five pre-season warm-up matches. Manchester City will get a good start if there is no surprise.

Bernardo Silva will usher in his first Premier League game after becoming Manchester City captain. After experiencing the bleak record of last season, Premier League giant Manchester City restarted the new season in the early morning of Sunday (August 17). It will challenge Wolves, which was thrillingly relegated last season away, and will surely score three points, making a good start for the new season.

Manchester City ranked third in the Premier League last season. Although the ranking is not too low, it is an early shame for the "Blue Moon", which just created four consecutive championships in the Premier League this season.

Manchester City focuses on restoring its vitality this summer

believe that it is to heal the injury and restore the players' vitality. Manchester City refuses to travel far this summer. After playing the Club World Cup early last month, they only played two warm-up matches in China and Italy. In the first behind-door match against Championship team Preston North End, Manchester City only won 1-0, and won 3-0 against Palermo last weekend.

Wolves' Premier League start last season was a terrible start, and they didn't win the first time until the 11th round. They were in the relegation zone for a long time. It was not until the coach changed at the end of last year that the team's performance improved significantly.

In fact, of the 12 wins Wolves last season, as many as 10 were won after Portugal's new coach Pereira took office.

Algerian defender Ait Nuri (right) quickly gained reuse after joining Manchester City from Wolves two months ago. (AFP) Manchester City new aid Ait Nuri is expected to face the old boss, however, in five warm-up matches this summer, Wolves are hard to win. It seems that the team is still adapting to the life of Cunha last season's best scorer and main defender Ait-Nouri.

Cunha and Ait Nuri joined Manchester United and Manchester City respectively this summer. The latter was reused immediately after joining Manchester City. They started all three Club World Cup games. It is expected that this game is also very likely to start against the old owner.

Just like Wolves, Manchester City has also left many important players this summer. The most reluctant thing is that in the past 10 years, the team has helped and witnessed the team from an English upstart to a Belgian midfielder De Bruyne, who has played for Manchester City for eight and four years, has also been sold and loaned respectively.

However, Manchester City has also introduced many powerful players. Dutch midfielder Reijnders, who is regarded as one of De Bruna's successors, scored twice in the last match against Palermo, and his performance was praised by coach Guardiola. The 21-year-old French wing striker Cherki was the best young player in the European League last season and his performance was also highly anticipated.

In Manchester City's original lineup, the most eye-catching performance in this game is believed to be Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva and chief shot Haaland, who took over Manchester City's captain's armband from De Bruna. Haaland has won the Premier League's best scorer for two consecutive seasons since joining Manchester City in the summer of 2022. Unfortunately, Manchester City's overall performance last season has been struggling, and his performance has also been affected. I believe he will do his best to return to the top this season. In terms of

match records, Wolves have only won one victory in the Premier League against Manchester City in the past 10 times, and are at an absolute disadvantage. In addition, they have achieved "opening the goal" in the league for four consecutive seasons, and it is expected that this season will be in danger.