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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Niall McVeigh

Manchester City 2-0 Wydad AC: Club World Cup – as it happened

Rico Lewis is shown a red card by referee Ramon Abatti Abel.
Rico Lewis is shown a red card by referee Ramon Abatti Abel. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Match report

“A crowd of 37,446 departed mildly entertained.” Here’s Jamie Jackson’s verdict from Philadelphia. Thanks for joining me. Bye!

Updated

Pep Guardiola gives his verdict: “The first game in a group stage is always a tricky one. In certain moments, we did really well, but it’s a first step. We’ll be better next time.” On the red card: “Rico has no intention to do that, his feet were on the grass, but it is what it is.”

On Foden: “He’ll be very important, another role, we have a lot of No 10s.” On new signings: “Tijjani played really good, Rayan [Cherki] had good moments.” On Rodri: “He wants more but it’s a first step. He needs to process [coming back from injury].”

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