Adama Traore Scores Double as Wolves Sink Man City

MANCHESTER, England (AP) Manchester City lost more ground to Premier League leader Liverpool on Sunday with a 2-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers that leaves the defending champion eight points behind this season's pacesetters.

Adama Traore gave the visitors the lead in the 80th minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner as he finished off a fast break with Raul Jimenez.

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City piled on the pressure in the final 10 minutes but could not break through a resolute Wolves side that took advantage of a stretched home side and doubled its lead in stoppage time when Traore scored his second.

Another Raul Jimenez/Adama Traore combination and Wolves beat Man City 2-0.

Liverpool now heads into the international break with an 8-point lead over Pep Guardiola’s side.

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The shock victory moved Wolves up to 11th while City's remain second, just one point ahead of Arsenal in third.