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Is Guardiola feeling the pressure? There really is no way to tellThe Manchester City manager's touchline gesticulations are no indicator of his emotional state. Guardiola is as calm as he possibly can be
Kevin De Bruyne - Sends in eight crossesDe Bruyne had one shot (zero on goal), eight crosses (three accurate) and three corners in Saturday's 5-1 victory against Wolverhampton.
ImpactDe Bruyne couldn't keep his goal contribution train rolling Saturday but still maintained a solid performance, notching one shot, a chance created and eight crosses in the win. The attacker now has 10 games with seven or more crosses on the season despite only appearing 17 times.
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Phil Foden - Assist in returnFoden assisted once to go with three shots (one on goal), four crosses (zero accurate) and two corners in Saturday's 5-1 victory over Wolverhampton.
ImpactFoden was back with the team after missing out on their last game due to illness, picking up right where he left off after notching an assist on Erling Haaland's goal in the 54th minute. This gave the attacker his fourth goal contribution in his past five appearances, having 24 in league play this season. This comes just a day after Foden was awarded the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award, receiving 42% of the vote after his tear through Europe this season.
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Rodri - Two assists SaturdayRodri assisted twice to go with one shot (zero on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and five chances created in Saturday's 5-1 victory over Wolverhampton.
ImpactRodri saw his first goal contribution in five appearances Saturday, as he would find Erling Haaland in the 35th minute and Julian Alvarez in the 85th minute to gain two assists. Rodri now has nine assists in league play this campaign, giving him 16 goal contributions, completely toppling the eight he registered last season. He also notched five chances created, his highest tally in three appearances.
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Julian Alvarez - Scores lateAlvarez scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) and one corner in Saturday's 5-1 win against Wolverhampton.
ImpactAlvarez didn't appear on the pitch until the 82nd minute after relieving Erling Haaland after his insane performance. However, he continued the success in Haaland's place by notching a goal in the 85th minute off of a Rodri assist. This gave Alvarez his 10th goal in league play this season, now having two over his past three appearances.
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Erling Haaland - Bags four goalsHaaland scored four goals to go with eight shots (seven on goal) and one chance created in Saturday's 5-1 victory versus Wolverhampton.
ImpactHaaland was outstanding in his return to the starting XI Saturday after a short spell on the bench due to a strain, as he would go on to score in the 12th, 35th, 45th and 54th minute to bag four goals in the monstrous win over Wolves. His great display now gives him 25 goals on the campaign, earning him sole possession of first place in the Premier League Golden Boot race. However, this was not his highest amount of goals in a game this season, as he notched five against Luton Town on Feb. 27.
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Ederson - Allows one against WolvesEderson made no saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 5-1 win against Wolverhampton.
ImpactEderson made his return to play from a shoulder issue Saturday, being given a pretty quiet match after only facing one shot on goal, which resulted in a goal. He has now gone two appearances since his last clean sheet, having nine in league play this season. He will hope to close out the season earning a clean sheet in at least two of their three remaining games, looking to match the 11 he had last campaign.
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