Wolves v Manchester City - Preview and possible lineups

Wolverhampton: Adam Traore is back and fully fit after dislocating his shoulder, and is a contender to start the game. Traore looked impressive as he came on in Hester Costa's place at the King Power Stadium last weekend. Leander Dendoncker could also make his first appearance after completing a £12million move from Anderlecht. The Wolves boss also has the option of using Romain Saiss, who has not yet made an appearance for the side this season. Wing-back Matt Doherty is also expected to be fit, despite leaving the pitch early against Leicester due to injury. Ivan Cavaleiro is also out due to a longer-term back problem, and may not be back in the squad until mid-September.

Manchester City: City have a number of injuries, but the side still look set to field a strong team. Kevin de Bruyne remains out with a LCL lesion, while Danilo and Mangala will also sit this one out due to an ankle and knee injury respectively. City have also have been thrown a slight curve ball with their goalkeepers, with Claudio Bravo likely to be out for the foreseeable future due to an Achilles injury, with teenage Aro Muric being recalled from his loan at NAC Breda as further back-up for Daniel Grimshaw. City went out with guns blazing in their first two games, opting for a 3-5-2 formation. It is likely that Guardiola will go for the same again, with Bernardo Silva coming in as wing-back, and a similar attacking line-up.

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What the clubs say:

Guardiola on their opponents ability to cause an upset: "Wolves destroyed the Championship. They had an incredible season. They play attractive football and attack with good players. We knew how tough it would be last season in the Carabao Cup and it was."

Helder Costa on the task ahead: "It's for these games that we've worked for during the last couple of years, and now we're here, we have to enjoy it. We know Man City are a great team, they play very well, but we have our own weapons, we'll be playing our own football. We won't change anything, we're here to compete."

Did you know?

Wolves' first ever Premier League win was against City in October 2013, as a Colin Cameron header sealed the deal.

Wolves were also one of only two teams that City were unable to score against last season, the other being Wigan Athletic who beat City 1-0 in the FA Cup.

Possible lineups:

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Traore, Jimenez, Jota

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Mendy, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker, B. Silva, Fernandinho, D. Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Jesus