Izuchukwu OkosiManchester City were the 2-0 winners of their opening Group G game if the 2035 FIFA Club World Cup game against African side, Wydad FC.
Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku were the scorers for Pep Guardiola’s team.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelGuardiola elected to start with several key players on the bench, including Erling Haaland, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Josko Gvardiol and John Stones at the Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
The opposition was not an issue for the Cityzens as they went up in the second minute.
Phil Foden pounced after Savinho’s cross was parried by Wydad goalkeeper Mehdi Benabid, with the England star rifling a first-time effort into the net to hand City an early lead.
City doubled their advantage three minutes before the break when Foden, who was awarded the Man of the Match crossed the ball invitingly and Jeremy Doku caught the Wydad defence napping to volley home at the far post.
City were reduced to 10 men after Rico Lewis was given a straight red card for a nasty studs-up sliding tackle on Samuel Obeng in the 88th minute.
One of Africa’s three representatives, Wydad almost got a goal of their own when Cassius Mailula nearly equalised with an audacious lob from midfield in the 15th minute.
As the game wore on, Mohamed Moufid teed up Thembinkosi Lorch with a low cross, but the effort was wasted.
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Omar Marmoush saw his strike from the edge of the box sail just wide, while Nathan Ake’s towering header from a corner went inches over the bar.
City will now turn their attention to Sunday’s clash with United Arab Emirates side Al Ain, while Wydad will face Juventus in their next Group G encounter.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
