Zürcher Nachrichten - Man City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad

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Man City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad
Man City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad / Photo: FRANCK FIFE - AFP

Man City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad

Phil Foden scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.

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Jeremy Doku was also on target before half-time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where the majority of the 37,446 crowd were supporting City but most of the noise was made by the fans of the Moroccan side.

The afternoon was slightly marred for City as Rico Lewis was sent off for a dangerous tackle late on, but Pep Guardiola will be satisfied to see his team get off to a winning start.

City have come to the Club World Cup eager to turn the page after a disappointing season domestically and in the Champions League.

Tougher tests await than that provided by the team that finished third in the Moroccan league, with the English club next facing Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates before they complete Group G against Juventus.

Guardiola used this occasion to field something of an experimental line-up, with new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki making their debuts while teenage defender Vitor Reis started for just the third time since arriving in January.

This was always going to be a big ask for Wydad, whose coach Amine Benhachem was only appointed in the run-up to the Club World Cup.

Their reinforcements for the tournament include a Brazilian defender signed on loan from the Portuguese second tier, a Dutch defender recruited from the Bosnian league, and 38-year-old Moroccan international Nordin Amrabat.

French international creator Cherki was deployed in a floating central role for City close to Foden, and it was the England star who got the breakthrough in the second minute.

Used sparingly in the final weeks of the Premier League campaign, Foden was perfectly placed to sweep the ball home inside the box after goalkeeper El Mehdi Benabid patted a Savinho centre out into his path.

Wydad, who qualified as a recent winner of the CAF Champions League, were not cowed and did have chances to give their passionate support something to celebrate.

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When Cherki gave the ball away cheaply, Thembinkosi Lorch produced an audacious attempt to beat Ederson from inside his own half, but the Brazilian goalkeeper was able to save.

South African forward Cassius Mailula then missed a fine opportunity after being set up by Lorch following a Reis error.

Nathan Ake and Foden had chances for City before the latter set up the second goal in the 42nd minute as his corner from the right was headed in by Doku.

Doku should then have done better after being left with just the goalkeeper to beat after pouncing on defensive hesitation early in the second half.

There would be no more goals, but Guardiola made a raft of substitutions as the second half went on, including withdrawing Cherki, Doku and Foden on the hour mark as Rodri and Erling Haaland came on.

They could come into the starting line-up against Al Ain in Atlanta on Sunday, but Lewis will not feature in that game.

The 20-year-old right-back was shown a straight red card in the 88th minute by the Brazilian referee after catching Wydad substitute Samuel Obeng high up with his studs.

O.Krasniqi--NZN