Manchester City start Club World Cup campaign with comfortable win over Wydad AC
Late red card spoils Manchester City victory
- Manchester City secured a 2-0 victory over Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca in their Club World Cup opener.
- Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku scored the goals for City, with Foden opening the scoring and Doku adding the second before halftime.
- The match took place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, attended by 37,446 spectators.
- City's comfortable win was marred by Rico Lewis receiving a straight red card late in the game for a challenge.
- Manager Pep Guardiola gave debuts to new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki, while resting key players like Erling Haaland and Rodri who later came on as substitutes.