Rico Lewis keen to stay at ‘dream club' Manchester City
That came amid rumours linking the 20-year-old with a move to Nottingham Forest but, while manager Pep Guardiola has said more than once he would like to trim his squad, Lewis does not intend to depart.
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The City academy graduate said: 'I've never, ever seen myself at a different club. I've always wanted to play for City.
'It's my dream club, and like you see (here), when I'm playing with the kind of players that I'm playing with, it brings out the best in me, so I'm so happy.
'Everyone wants assurance and security but, at the end of the day, it's on me to perform. It's on me to take the chances. After that, I can't blame myself.
'If I take my own chances, I do it. If I don't, then I have to work and get better.'
After losing the title last season after four successive victories, City started the new campaign with a strong statement.
Erling Haaland scored either side of a Tijjani Reijnders strike and substitute Rayan Cherki added a fourth late on.
Tijjani Reijnders produced a superb performance at Molineux (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Reijnders also had a hand in both Haaland goals in a highly impressive Premier League debut.
Lewis said: 'As much as we can we forget about last season, but obviously it's in the back of our minds and we could say it's fuelling the fire for us.
'There's always hunger but I think there could be additional hunger now that it's not our crown to defend.
'There's something that we're chasing. We're so focused on this season. We've already had the Club World Cup so we feel much stronger, together as a team, and I think that's the main thing, we feel like a unit.'
James Trafford made a confident debut in the City goal after number one Ederson withdrew due to illness.
He was beaten in the first half but Marshall Munetsi was clearly offside, while Wolves also went close when Jorgen Strand Larsen shot narrowly wide.
Vitor Pereira wants to bring in new faces at Wolves (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Manager Vitor Pereira admitted the club need to bring in reinforcements before the transfer deadline.
The Portuguese, who engineered an escape from relegation last season, said: 'Of course, we need more options to be stronger, more options with quality to improve our squad.
'Before the next game will be difficult but my expectation is that the club can bring three, four players with quality before the end of the market.
'This league is very tough and we need to add more quality.'
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