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Guardiola reaches career possession low in Man City defeat at Wolves

Manchester City recorded the lowest possession number of Pep Guardiola's managerial career in their 3-2 defeat to Wolves on Friday night.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss is renowned for building teams that rarely give the ball away and has regularly enjoyed the lion’s share of possession with City in the Premier League.

However, goalkeeper Ederson was sent off just 12 minutes into the reigning league champions’ match against Wolves, enabling Nuno Espirito Santo’s side to dominate the ball.

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They restricted City to just 37.8% possession at Molineux – the lowest figure recorded by a side managed by Guardiola in top-flight history.