Pep Guardiola and Manchester City were stunned on Saturday afternoon, as they suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
With the City boss watching from the stands after picking up his third booking of the season midweek, the hosts took a shock lead after 13 minutes when Ruben Dias put the ball in his own net.
Fears were eased for the visitors on 58 minutes, when Julian Alvarez scored a free kick, but a goal for Hwang Hee-Chan on 66 minutes was enough to seal an unlikely three points for Gary O'Neil's men.
Hwang's goal was particularly satisfying for Wolves supporters, after Guardiola forgot his name during his Friday press conference ahead of the game.
Pep Gurdiola forgets Wolves forward's name
"When you see the quality individually that they have..." said the Catalan. "Especially up front with Neto, with Cunha, with the Korean guy... they are really, really good."
Of course, it would be Hwang who ended up making Pep eat his words, and the Wolves Twitter admin used the situation to have a little fun, by posting the words "the Korean guy" alongside the tweet that marked the 27-year-old's goal.
In fairness to Guardiola, he had also acknowledged in the same press conference that his side have struggled against Wolves in the past, most notably when losing twice to Midlands outfit during the 2019/20 season.
"THE KOREAN GUY" pic.twitter.com/nd6WrdyEbc
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 30, 2023
Man City suffer first defeat
Saturday's defeat won't affect City's status as strong favourites to win the Premier League again this season, but it might just be a sign that they are there for the taking for any sides that are willing to put it up to them.
The win for Wolves was only their second in the league this season, after impressing in defeat to Manchester United on the opening weekend.
