Emmanuel Adebayor was on the mark again as Manchester City continued their winning start to the new season against Wolves at Eastlands. Adebayor may have been the match-winner with a crisp 17th-minute strike to follow on from his opening day goal at Blackburn Rovers, but there is no disputing Carlos Tevez is the new darling of City's fans after switching allegiance from Manchester United. Tevez created Adebayor's goal and was the focal point as City created enough chances to have wrapped up the victory by half-time, when only careless finishing and the defiance of Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey kept them at bay. And City - who are poised to successfully conclude the pursuit of Everton defender Joleon Lescott in the next 48 hours in a deal worth around £22m - almost paid the price for the wastefulness as Wolves came close to snatching an unlikely point. City keeper Shay Given saved brilliantly from Matt Jarvis just before the interval and Andy Keogh hit the woodwork after the break, but it would have been a share of the points they barely merited. Stephen Ireland and Adebayor wasted further opportunities to ram home City's superiority, but with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak watching from the directors' box, boss Mark Hughes will be satisfied with the eventual outcome. Greater tests will lie ahead however, and there were clear signs in the second half of exactly why Hughes has been so dogged in the acrimonious chase for England defender Lescott as City looked vulnerable to moments of Wolves pressure. A perfect start matches the high expectations of City's Abu Dhabi rulers - but this is clearly a work in progress and Hughes will undoubtedly have to dip further into their vast fortune if a place in the Champions League is to become a reality. City gave a first start to Tevez - and the Argentine cemented his status as the new cult hero of Eastland with a first-half display bristling with his trademark energy and enthusiasm. Tevez had already forced Hennessey into two hasty clearances before creating the opener for Adebayor. He showed great vision to release the Togo striker with a short pass inside the area, and the striker's low drive proved too much for Hennessey at his near post. The summer signing from Arsenal should have doubled City's lead shortly afterwards following good work by Shaun Wright-Phillips, but shot straight at Hennessey from an opportunity that was arguably easier than the one he accepted. City's early supremacy set the tone for the opening exchanges, with Wolves forced to mount a rearguard action and the visitors were barely evident as an attacking force. Robinho twice tested Hennessey, who also saved from Tevez, as City pressed for the second. Wolves almost emerged from a spell of ceaseless City pressure to snatch an equaliser six minutes before the interval, when keeper Given was forced to retreat and make a stunning stop from Jarvis's long-range effort. City ended the half in the ascendancy, with Tevez heading inches wide from Gareth Barry's cross as the helpless Hennessey stood rooted to the spot. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy made a double change at the break, sending on George Elokobi and Kevin Doyle for Nenad Milijas and Greg Halford. It sparked a brief revival, but it was still City creating the better chances and they should have added to their lead, with Ireland steering wide with only Hennessey to beat and Adebayor sending a shot into the side-netting from an acute angle after rounding the keeper. But City were also showing a streak of carelessness in possession that was threatening to be punished - and forced Hughes out into his technical area to rally his team. And Keogh almost ensured Hughes's concerns were fully justified when he crashed a shot against the bar from 12 yards after City had failed to deal with Hennessey's long clearance. This was the signal for Hughes to attempt to inject fresh impetus into his side, replacing the tiring Tevez with Craig Bellamy. Wolves continued to press in the closing stages, but City survived to give boss Hughes exactly the start to the season he required after his huge summer outlay in the transfer market. Source: BBC