Manchester City in recent weeks have had lots of injury troubles especially in the striking department with both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus out.
The Citizens had played draws against Leeds and West Ham, with some questioning whether City still has what it takes as Guardiola seems to be making the worst start to a season in his coaching career.
However, City are actually unbeaten in all competitions since losing 5-2 to Leicester in the second Premier League game of the season.
All thanks to the solitary strike from full-back Kyle Walker against his boyhood club, Sheffield United, on Saturday, Manchester City grabbed yet another clean sheet and all three points in the bag.
They also kept Sheffield United at bay as the home side could only manage just one shot on target and three overall during the match.
With their unbeaten run, City seems to be building some momentum quietly and cannot be written off for another title-challenge this season.
Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Chris Wilder, currently on 99 wins as Sheffield United boss, is without a win in 11 matches in all competitions (D2 L9), the longest winless run of his managerial career.
- Sheffield United have picked up just one point from their first seven league games to a season for the first time since 1975-76.
- After losing three consecutive away games between March and July, Man City are unbeaten in their last six on the road in the competition (W4 D2).
- Six of Man City defender Kyle Walker’s eight Premier League goals have been scored from outside the box, with today’s strike his first away goal in the competition.
Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace: Rayan Aït-Nouri with a remarkable debut for Wolves
It was a night to forget for Crystal Palace but one to remember for Rayan Ait-Nouri as Wolverhampton Wanderers strolled past the Eagles with a 2-0 victory at Molineux.
The south London side also lost their advantage on the Premier League table as Wolves leapfrogged them with the win on Saturday.
Rayan Ait-Nouri opened the scoring with a low strike to cap a stellar debut for Wolves inside the first 20 minutes of the game.
Then less than ten minutes later, Daniel Podence doubled the lead when he met Ruben Neves’ low cross with a composed finish.
Podence was very instrumental to Wolverhampton Wanderer’s play on the day as Raul Jimenez, who they have recently been reliant upon for goals, played more of a supporting role often dropping deep to get the ball and help bring it out wide.
Crystal Palace rarely troubled and even had a penalty call overturned for offside by VAR. They got their captain, Luka Milivojevic, sent off in the closing stages for a wild challenge on Joao Moutinho after a lengthy VAR check.
The win ensures Wolves moved up to third on the table level, on 13 points and they await a trip to Leicester next Sunday, while Crystal Palace will play host to Leeds the day before.
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