Tijjani Reijnders and Erling Haaland starred as Manchester City opened its Premier League campaign by crushing Wolverhampton 4-0 on Sunday (AEST).
On a great day for City's recruits, Reijnders played a part in the first three goals — scoring one himself — and Rayan Cherki came off the bench to grab a late fourth.
Coach Pep Guardiola made Reijnders a priority signing from AC Milan to compensate for playmaker Kevin De Bruyne's departure.
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Tijjani Reijnders of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on August 16, 2025.
Tijjani Reijnders of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's second goal. Getty
He also snapped up the technically gifted Cherki from Lyon, where he made his debut at the age of 16.
Reijnders prised the Wolves defence open with a delightful flick over the defence to allow Rico Lewis the space to pick out Haaland to score his first from a low cross in the 34th minute.
Three minutes later, Oscar Bobb played Reijnders in down the left and the Netherlands midfielder arrowed a superb first-time shot into the bottom right corner from just inside the penalty area.
"That's what he was doing with monotonous regularity for Milan in Serie A, and he's brought that goal-scoring skill immediately to the Premier League," said commentator Jon Champion.
"Brilliant from Reijnders again," added co-commentator Matthew Upson.
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City's third in the 61st came when Reijnders expertly took down a high ball, swapped passes with Bobb down the right and pulled the ball back for Haaland to finish with a crisp drive.
Just six minutes after going on, France international Cherki bamboozled the Wolves defence and picked his spot from 20 metres out.