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Pre-match review Man City vs Wydad
Man City kick off their 2025 Club World Cup campaign tonight, taking on Wydad at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. This is the opening match of Group G, which also features two very unpredictable opponents, Juventus and Al Ain.
Man City has just gone through a difficult season and has been empty-handed in all competitions. Despite spending a lot of money in the winter transfer window, Man City has not been able to recover as expected. Many of their stars have declined rapidly, especially Phil Foden. Combined with Rodri being out for the entire season due to injury, the blue team is no longer themselves.
However, Man City still had positive points in the past year. Most notably, they retained coach Pep Guardiola and striker Erling Haaland with long-term contracts. In addition, they continued to strongly reform the squad with highly appreciated deals. Before the 2025 Club World Cup, Man City managed to recruit 3 extremely high-quality rookies: Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Tijjani Reijnders. These names are expected to fix all of Man City's problems in the past year.
The arrival of Ait-Nouri on the left wing allows Gvardiol to return to his preferred centre-back position. Meanwhile, Tijjani Reijnders will be the new engine in the middle of the pitch, replacing the previous Gundogan. Finally, Cherki promises to bring creativity, replacing the "conductor" De Bruyne.
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Man City is much stronger than Wydad |
With the available framework and 3 promising new players, Man City has become one of the leading candidates for the championship at the Club World Cup 2025. According to experts, Man City's chance of winning the championship is only lower than PSG and Real Madrid. If there are no surprises, Man City will show their strength right in the opening match.
Wydad are not a worthy opponent for Man City. In the last season, Wydad finished 3rd in the Moroccan championship with 12 draws in 30 matches, 16 points behind champions RS Berkane. Before the tournament, Wydad lost both friendlies against Sevilla and Porto by the same score of 0-1. In addition, they also lost 0-2 to Union Touarga in the Excellence Cup and were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
In fact, Wydad have been mired in crisis for quite a while. They fired coach Rhulani Mokwena in April and have used Mohamed Amine Benhachem as interim coach until now. With such form and circumstances, Wydad will hardly create a surprise against Man City.
Expected lineup Man City vs Wydad
Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Reijnders, Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Wydad: El Motie; Moufi, Meijers, Harkass, Boucheta; Malsa, Moubarik; Amrabat, Arthur, Rayhi; Obeng
Score prediction: Man City 3-0 Wydad
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