Manchester City have started their campaign in the Club World Cup. The team led by Josep Guardiola will face Moroccan Wydad in the first round. The main composition of the “City” was announced on the eve of this match.
Surprisingly, in today's match, Guardiola expressed great confidence in young and newly signed players, rather than traditional stars. City's lineup is as follows:
Main line-up:
Goalkeeper: Ederson (captain)
Defenders: Lewis, Reis, Ake
Midfielders: O'Reilly, Reynders, Foden
Forward players: Cherki, Savino, Doku, Marmush
The leading players such as Sergio Gomez, Gundogan, Rodri, Guardiola, Haaland, Bernardo Silva, Nunes, Khusanov remained in the reserves. In particular, the fact that the young defender from Uzbekistan Abdukоdir Khusanov was in the reserves for today's match did not fail to interest the fans.
This lineup shows that Pep will field an experienced squad today in order to maintain the team's internal competition and give practice to the youngsters. In particular, Ederson's leadership as captain, and the inclusion of unknown but talented players like Marmoush and Savinho in the starting lineup, indicate that the team is striving for great goals.
The match will start at 21:00 Tashkent time.
It is worth noting that the second match in this group will be between Al-Ain and Juventus. This match is scheduled to take place on June 19 at 06:00 in the morning.
For football fans, this night may not only be an important stage in the World Cup, but also a test night for the promising youngsters in the Manchester City squad. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!
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