Patricio denies Manchester City as Wolves win Asia Trophy


Soccer Football - Premier League Asia Trophy - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City - Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China - July 20, 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rui Patricio saves a penalty from Manchester City's Lukas Nmecha during the shootout to win the match REUTERS/Thomas Peter

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Rui Patricio saved three penalties as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Premier League champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday.

The Portuguese goalkeeper kept out spot kicks from Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva and Lukas Nmecha as Nuno Espirto Santo's Wolves side won the four-team pre-season tournament, which also featured Newcastle United and West Ham United, after the game was goalless at the end of 90 minutes.

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