Manchester City, who were champions four consecutive times, started their title recovery mission with a 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton. Coach Pep Guardiola renewed the team during the winter and summer transfer windows by signing several new players after losing the league title last season to Liverpool. New signings include Egyptian Omar Marmoush, Spanish Nico Gonzalez, Uzbek defender Abdulkader Khusanov, Dutch Tijani Reinders, French Ryan Cherki, Algerian Ryan Ait-Nouri, and goalkeeper James Trafford, following the departure of Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne to Napoli.