Wolverhampton vs Manchester City: An exhibition of courage and spunk

Debkalpa Banerjee

28th August 2018 | 10:24 PM

Most would’ve expected City to bulldoze past Wolverhampton, but Nuno Santo’s men showed a strength of character that many bigger teams could learn from.
Wolverhampton
Art by Debanjan Chowdhury

We’ll drive our ships to new lands

To fight the horde, and sing and cry

Robert Plant’s hypnotising vocals greeted Manchester City in a partly cloudy Wolverhampton, at the Molineux Stadium in an early kick-off on Saturday. The same words, written by the lifelong Wolves fan and Led Zeppelin vocalist, were interpreted in an amicable manner, almost in a metaphorical sense, by the entirety of England at the final whistle when Rui Patricio hoofed the ball ahead in a distinguishable orange garb for the last time in the afternoon. Wolverhampton Wanderers had announced themselves today after winning a point against the best with their fighting, singing and crying in the form of resilience, organisation and some Portuguese erudition — Nuno Espírito Santo.

With the champions elect in sky-blue approaching the tenth anniversary of their Abu Dhabi ownership, it was quite apt for them to be visiting Wolves yesterday, considering how they have ambitious owners in the Fosun group as well; which explained the inclusion of a staggering six new players in the starting lineup.

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