Manchester city ,Nigeria:Nigerian forward Joshua Udoh remained on the bench as Al Ain suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat to Manchester City in their FIFA Club World Cup Group G clash early Monday morning. Fellow Nigerians Rilwanu Sarki and Hassan Muhammed were again left out of the matchday squad.
The emphatic victory sees Manchester City secure qualification to the round of 16 with six points from two games.
Ilkay Gündogan opened the scoring in the 8th minute, before 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri doubled the lead with a well-taken free-kick in the 27th minute — his first goal for the club. Erling Haaland added a third from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.
Gündogan completed his brace in the 73rd minute to make it 4-0, with Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki rounding off the scoring in the 84th and 89th minutes, respectively. The goal was Cherki’s first for City.
In the group’s other fixture, Juventus comfortably defeated Wydad Casablanca 4-1 to also book their place in the knockout stage. Manchester City and Juventus will face off in Orlando on Thursday to determine the Group G winner.
Speaking after the match, City manager Pep Guardiola said: “Now we have to see whether we’ll be first or second in the group. We played a little bit better than the first game, especially in the second half.”
By Taiwo Olatinwo/ June 23, 2025
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