Wolves 1-1 Manchester City: Aymeric Laporte's thumping header cancels out Willy Boly's controversial opener as newly-promoted side cause Premier League champions problems at Molineux.
Half an hour or so before kick-off, the pitch announcer at Molineux read out a list of the mascots who would accompany the Wolverhampton Wanderers players on to the pitch. 'This is Raj,' she said, as the boy's picture appeared on the big screen, 'and his favourite player is Ruben Neves.'
The next kid's picture flashed up. 'This is Gabriel,' she said, ' and his favourite player is also Ruben Neves. This is Jack and his favourite player is also Ruben Neves.' William and Callum did not veer from the script. Another Jack also picked Neves as the his Old Gold hero.
But as the team who have come up from the Championship surrounded by such high expectations faced up to Manchester City, it soon became obvious to anyone who didn't know already that they are an awful lot more than a one-man team. Neves is a fine player but his supporting cast was good enough to give City a scare and hold them to a deserved draw.
