Manchester City enjoyed a near-perfect evening on Wednesday, as a Kevin de Bruyne-inspired 5-1 defeat of Wolves moved City three points clear at the top of the Premier League with just two games remaining.
The clarification of 'near-perfect' is important though - despite taking one step closer to a fourth league crown in five seasons, City's defensive injury crisis worsened.
City started the evening with their only full-fit senior centre-back partnered in defence by Fernandinho, but by the end of the game both had been substituted due to injury. Laporte took a heavy blow to the knee which required strapping and ice, while Fernandinho suffered what Guardiola described as a "muscular problem."
