Matheus Nunes has last laugh as Man City stun Wolves in record comeback

Fear Nothing.

That was the message in the centre-circle before kick-off and that was exactly the approach Wolves took to Premier League champions Manchester City in their bid to improve an awful start and begin to climb the table. Within seven minutes they were ahead, bravely holding their nerve at the back as the Blues snapped at their heels before breaking through the lines with Jorgen Strand Larsen sweeping home a Nelson Semedo cross that saw Rico Lewis and John Stones exposed.

City, unlike the early years under Pep Guardiola, no longer fear going behind though. Where previously a goal conceded would often be a signal for further crumbling, the last two seasons it has almost felt like par for their course; their comeback win at Molineux broke the record of Arsenal Invincibles for 12 consecutive unbeaten games after falling behind (won 10, drawn two).

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Conceding is of course still a concern, especially when it heightens existing feelings around the lack of pace in midfield to respond to threats and awareness at the back to stay switched on. City are unlikely to win the league by giving every opponent a goal headstart.

It is just that this Guardiola team are so much less rattled by conceding than previous versions. Erling Haaland was isolated, Mateo Kovacic does not have the Rodri instinct to make an opening, yet City stayed calm and worked their way through whatever issues they had to before finding a first-half equaliser.

It helped when you have a £78m centre-back who has turned into a goal machine. When those higher up the pitch struggled to test Jose Sa, Josko