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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jamie Jackson at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Manchester City hit Al Ain for six in one-sided Club World Cup romp

Ilkay Gündogan celebrates with Rayan Aït-Nouri and Claudio Echeverri after scoring Manchester City’s first in the Club World Cup win over Al Ain.
Ilkay Gündogan celebrates with Rayan Aït-Nouri and Claudio Echeverri after scoring Manchester City’s first in the Club World Cup win over Al Ain. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

Manchester City will jet into the inland heat of Orlando’s Camping World Stadium for an afternoon showdown with Juventus on Thursday that will decide who claims Group G and probably swerve Real Madrid in the last 16.

Seven-nil rather than 6-0 against Al Ain would have meant a draw would be enough for the scenario but Pep Guardiola’s stuttering cadre fell a strike short. The manager, though, shrugged this off.

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