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Man City's 4-0 win at Wolves showed they are up for a Premier League title chase - but the way they did it had Jamie Carragher wondering whether Pep Guardiola's fresh approach has been influenced by Liverpool.

After City dropped off their usual standards last term, Guardiola brought in Pep Lijnders as assistant coach, Jurgen Klopp's former deputy at Liverpool.

With City playing an offside trap at Molineux and scoring on the counter-attack, Carragher believes Lijnders "is having a big influence on Guardiola", noting the similarities with the style Lijnders and Klopp favoured during their time together at Anfield.



A high line.

That plan was even executed close to the halfway line, with City's backline stepping right up high as Wolves tried to play the ball forwards.

"I couldn't believe what I saw, the players were all jumping high up to try and catch the Wolves players offside," said Carragher told Monday Night Football.

"When I looked at the goal from Reijnders… not maybe a Pep Guardiola goal.

City put in the hard yards

Man City's players ran a combined 117.6km against Wolves - that was more than they managed in any Premier League game last season.

They out-ran Wolves by 9.5km, more than they out-run any team last season.

Pep Guardiola embraces his assistant coach Pep Lijnders after Man City score against Wolves

Afterwards, Guardiola himself said City were trying to be better with attacking breaks than they were last season.

"It's a weapon that we want to use this season - when we're getting the ball, attack quicker than maybe before."

Pep adapting again

Whether it is a Liverpool inspiration from Lijnders or not, it seems clear Guardiola has once again reimagined his Man City side.

Carragher says the serial winner recognised the shift in style in the Premier League away from controlled, patient build-up into a more dynamic approach - and has responded.

"What Pep said last season, when he was talking about where the game was going, he was actually saying, 'it's not really my football', the football that was seen of teams in the Premier League

Highlights from the Premier League match between Wolves and Manchester City
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