Haaland, who has scored on the opening day of the Premier League in each of his four seasons, added a third for City on 61 minutes with a powerful finish at the end of another fine move. Rayan Cherki also scored on his league debut for City, firing in a fourth after a clever exchange of passes.

Wolves have seen two key players depart for Manchester and Stretford over the summer and that will no doubt have an effect. Rayan Ait-Nouri joined the Blues in a £31m deal while Matheus Cunha made the move to Old Trafford for £62.5m.

The 27-year-old Dutchman delivered an all-action performance on Saturday, contributing a goal and an assist, as City showed they mean business by thrashing Wolves away at Molineux. Reijnders is only the second City player to both score and provide a goal on his Premier League debut,