Wolves have four main threats vs Man City despite selling nemesis Adama Traore

Manchester City fans will be relieved to see Adama Traore not lining up for Wolves on Wednesday, but will have to be wary of their other attacking threats with a depleted defence.

After Champions League heartbreak in Madrid, Pep Guardiola's side responded emphatically with a 5-0 win over Newcastle United at the weekend. It was a performance full of hunger and desire to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League following Liverpool's draw with Tottenham the night before.

Next up for City is a trip to face Wolves at Molineux, with just three wins standing in the way of the Blues retaining their Premier League title for the second time under Guardiola. In the reverse fixture between these sides, Raheem Sterling's 100th Premier League goal was enough to take all three points at the Etihad Stadium.

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Wolves are a side who have previously caused City massive problems in the title race. In 2019/20, the west midlands outfit did the double over Guardiola's men, with a shock 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium in late 2019 creating a huge points gap between the Blues and Liverpool at such an early stage.

Man of the Match that day was Traore, who tormented City's defence with his pace and power. It was the same story at Molineux, where he famously bounced Benjamin Mendy off the ball to set up one of the goals in a 3-2 comeback victory.

However, since then, Traore completed a return to Barcelona in the January transfer window. Joining Xavi Hernandez at the Camp Nou, Traore is currently on-loan, but with an option to make the deal permanent in the summer. That means City will avoid the daunting prospect of facing one of their arch-nemeses on