Manchester City were subjected to their fifth defeat of the season, following a 3-2 thriller at the Molineux Stadium.

Pep Guardiola's side took the lead after 25 minutes, with VAR awarding 10-man City a penalty. While the initial spot kick was saved, Raheem Sterling was able to slot home the rebound from his second attempt, after VAR had ruled Conor Coady had illegally encroached on the first attempt. Sterling made it two in the second half, with a delicate finish from a devastating counter-attack to give City a welcomed cushion.

The away side led 2-0 against the run of the play, having lost Ederson to a red card after just 10 minutes. The lead was soon wiped out, however, with Adama Traore scoring from distance, and then assisting Raul Jimenez late on to set up a grandstand finish. There was one more twist to come as Matt Doherty popped up with a winning goal for Wolves in injury time to drop City down to third, 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.

Positives

After losing Ederson so early, it would have been easy for City's heads to drop, and for the game plan to be abandoned. However, that didn't manifest -- the visitors instead digging deep and playing well in possession -- in the first half at least. The mental resilience and fight will surely please Pep Guardiola on a day to forget for the gaffer.

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Negatives

To have lost their starting goalkeeper at such a crucial stage of the season must surely take precedence over any other potential takeaway. Ederson's gung-ho goalkeeping style is so often effective, but when it goes wrong, it does so spectacularly. This mistake has, in all likelihood, handed Liverpool the Premier League title.

Manager Rating out of 10

6 -- The team selection from Guardiola included introducing Benjamin Mendy at left-back, potentially to combat the threat posed by Adama Traore. The Spanish boss had little choice but to take off Serio Aguero for Claudio Bravo, but the change appeared to have little effect, as the away side struck first from the spot. Mendy being pushed off the ball by Traore did directly allow Jiminez to equalise late on, but ultimately, the manager's game plan had to be scraped after just 10 minutes.

Player Ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK Ederson, 4 -- Red carded after just 10 minutes, following an all-or-nothing challenge outside the box on Jota. Rash.

DF Kyle Walker, 5 -- A difficult outing for the veteran right-back, who was tasked with endless defensive duties up against Wolves' Jonny. He struggled to deny crosses into the box in what was a very underwhelming display.

DF Nicolas Otamendi, 5 -- Rash, reckless, and partially at fault for Ederson's red -- another night to forget for the Argentine.

DF Fernandinho, 6 -- In testing circumstances, the 33-year-old was typically committed to cause, but will rue mistakes that led to his side's defeat. Aerially, he dealt with Wolves' pressure admirably, whilst also distributing the ball well when in possession.

DF Benjamin Mendy, 5 -- The Frenchman was superb defensively up against Traore in the first half. However, a calamitous mistake allowed the Wolves winger to cross for Jimenez' late equaliser. A true game of two halves for the error prone left-back.