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Pep Not Carried Away By 4-0 Start
The Straits Times
|August 18, 2025
Guardiola says 'many points still to play for' despite his team's comprehensive win over Wolves
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LONDON – The several thousand Manchester City fans who travelled to Molineux on Aug 16 sang "City are back", as Pep Guardiola's men kicked off their season with a thorough 4-0 English Premier League thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
But the Spaniard, whose once-mighty team stormed to four consecutive league titles before last season's shocking third-place finish, pleaded patience, saying that one win meant little.
"The start is a good result, (but) no more than last season. Last season, we started against Chelsea, 2-0 (win), and look what happened later," he told Sky Sports.
"Last season also, we started with hunger and energy. We see just the first game. So many, many points are still to play (for)."
Revamped City are playing their first season in 10 without midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, while Rodri is sidelined with an injury and Jack Grealish has departed to Everton on a loan deal. Goalkeeper Ederson, who has been linked with a move to Turkey, missed the Aug 16 game with what the club said was an illness.
This story is from the August 18, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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