Wolves vs Man City player ratings: Boly 4, Coady 6; De Bruyne 10, Cancelo 8

De Bruyne scores four in 5-1 win to take City to the brink of another Premier League title

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  WOLVES RATINGS: Jose Sa 4 – Five goals conceded and poor distribution capped a poor evening for the Portuguese stopper. He was arguably at fault for City’s first two goals, De Bruyne punishing the home keeper. Reuters

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  Conor Coady 6 – A tough evening for the skipper, who seemed to spend much of the game cleaning up the mess left by his fellow defenders. AP Photo

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  Jonny 4 – Played in a central role and couldn’t track De Bruyne’s movement. Was caught napping for City’s first, and was wasteful when in possession. EPA

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  Willy Boly 4 – Looked nervous, particularly when put under pressure by City’s forwards, and was guilty of being wasteful in possession. Struggled to contain City’s forwards. EPA

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  Chiquinho 8 – The wing-back impressed on his debut and was Wolves’ best player by far, causing City’s defenders problems with his aggressive approach. AFP

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  Leander Dendoncker 5 – Levelled the scores at 1-1 and might have had a second had he shot with Ederson off his line and out of position, rather than passing the ball. PA

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  Ruben Neves 5 – Hasn’t been the same since returning from injury, and was once again under par. Didn’t track his runners, just looked off the pace. Reuters

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  Joao Moutinho 5 – Had a tough evening trying to derail compatriot Silva, but was second best throughout with Wolves’ midfield overrun. Looked tired. AP Photo

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  Rayan Ait-Nouri 6 – Impressive in glimpses going forward, but poor defensively. He was at fault on one occasion, but fortunately for him De Bruyne struck the post. One of Wolves’ better performers. Reuters

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  Pedro Neto 5 – Supplied the cross to Dendoncker to equalise but was largely quiet. AFP

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  Raul Jimenez 5 – Was integral to Wolves’ equaliser after controlling the ball and playing a neat pass to Neto, but did little else. Action Images

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  SUBS: Hwang Hee-Chan (Jimenez, 72) N/A – Didn’t see much of the ball after coming on, but was guilty of losing possession when he did. Couldn’t get into the speed of the game. AP Photo

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  Francisco Trincao (Chiquinho, 72) N/A – Looked eager and busy when he came on but didn’t have many touches. Getty Images

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  Luke Cundle (Moutinho, 85) N/A – His fresh legs were welcome, and he’ll have loved getting some game time. AFP

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  MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson 6 – Didn’t have much to do and could do little about the goal, but he did make a good save to deny Coady, though the Wolves defender was later adjudged offside. Was caught in no-man’s land later, but Dendoncker couldn’t punish. AP

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  Joao Cancelo 8 – Sold at the back but, as ever, but it was his forward runs and Hollywood passing around the Wolves box that caused the home side issues. Getty Images

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  Fernandinho 7 – Played well until substituted in the 76th minute, the old hand using his experience to keep Wolves at bay. His injury could be a concern this weekend. Getty Images

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  Aymeric Laporte 8 – His night was brought to an abrupt end when he suffered a knee injury. Until then, though, he had been superb, making two vital interventions. AP

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  Oleksandr Zinchenko 7 – Had his hands full attempting to keep Chiquinho quiet, but like Cancelo got forward when possible, and was involved in two of the goals. Getty

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  Rodri 6 – Looked more comfortable going forward than he did marshalling the space in front of his own defence. Action Images

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  Ilkay Gundogan 7 – Was the better of the two players in City’s double pivot, and controlled the game. Reuters

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  Raheem Sterling 7 – Scored City’s fifth but perhaps could and should have had five himself. Caused Wolves so many problems, but missed a hatful of chances. Reuters

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  Kevin De Bruyne 10 – Scored four goals, including a 24-minute hat-trick, came close to a fifth, and single handedly destroyed the home side. Absolutely scintillating, a masterclass. PA

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  Phil Foden 7 – Always involved, always teasing. Was involved in a lot of City’s attacks and on another day would probably have walked away with his name on the scoresheet. AFP

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  Bernardo Silva 8 – Was a threat all evening, finding pockets of space in attacking areas, and stretching the game with Wolves chasing the match in the second half. EPA

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  SUBS: Nathan Ake (Laporte, 61) 7 – Solid showing, and could be key given the injuries to Laporte and Fernandinho. AP Photo

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  Riyad Mahrez (Fernandinho, 77) N/A – Would have been frustrated not to get on earlier. Game was over when he came on. Reuters

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  Jack Grealish (Foden, 81) N/A – Showed glimpses of what he can do in his nine-minute cameo. Seems to be hitting his peak right at the season’s end. Getty Images

A Kevin de Bruyne masterclass helped Manchester City move within touching distance of another Premier League title after he scored four goals in a 5-1 thrashing of Wolves.

The Belgian claimed a hat-trick inside 24 minutes at Molineux – his first treble since 2011 – and added a fourth after the break.

Leander Dendoncker had levelled for Wolves in the 11th minute but it was one-way traffic after that for Pep Guardiola’s men, who could effectively seal the title on Sunday with victory at West Ham United due to their superior goal difference over rivals Liverpool.

Raheem Sterling put gloss on the scoreline with a fifth in the 84th minute to take City onto 89 points, three ahead of the Reds and with a goal difference of +72 in comparison to 65 for the second-placed outfit, who play in the FA Cup final this weekend.

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