Man City have enjoyed a comfortable afternoon in which they played a slow tempo and smashed in six goals as they defeated Hong Kong side Kitchee 6-1.
2019 Club Friendlies
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Pep Guardiola named a surprisingly strong starting XI for City's third pre-season friendly and it was never going to be anything other than a big win, which was confirmed when David Silva chipped in the opening after 15 minutes.
Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane made it three at half-time with fine finishes, before Sane scored a second just after the break. Goals for youngsters Nabil Touaizi and Iker Pozo, either side of a Kitchee consolation which sent the fans wild, sealed the win in incredibly humid conditions.
City starlet Phil Foden also made his return to City as a second-half substitute, after joining up with the squad in Hong Kong following an extended break following his participation in the U21 European Championships for England.
Match Events
13' GOAL! Kitchee 0-1 Man City (Silva)
Sterling threads through a delightful ball for David Silva who applies the finishing touches, dinking it over the keeper and into the empty net
39' GOAL! Kitchee 0-2 Man City (Sane)
Sane doubles their lead as he takes his time to line up an effort before placing it beyond the keeper.
43' GOAL! Kitchee 0-3 Man City (Sterling)
Sterling bends it into the net with a first time finish to make it three as the first half winds down.
54' GOAL! Kitchee 0-4 Man City (Sane)
De Bruyne putting the defenders in a blender during the build up to that goal before his blocked shot fell kindly for Sane who cooly found the net
80' GOAL! Kitchee 0-5 Man City (Touaizi)
Touaizi makes it look easy and he does well to control a pass before firing it in off the post.
86' GOAL! Kitchee 1-5 Man City (Law Tsz Chun)
The home side hit back late on and ruin City's plans of a clean sheet.
89' GOAL! Kitchee 1-6 Man City (Pozo)
Iker Pozo this time getting in on the action.
Line-ups
Kitchee XI: Guo Jian Qiao, Dani Cancela, Lucas Silva, Cleiton Velasques, Jared Lum, Huang Yang, Tong Kin Man, Ju Yingzhi, Cheng Chin Lung, Kim Dong Jin, Yuto Nakamura
Subs: Wang Zhenpeng, Li Ngai Hoi, Helio Goncaives, Fernando Pedreira, Matthew Orr, Wellingsson Souza, Clement Benhaddouche, Yu Yang, Law Tsz Chun, Kristian Vadocz, Barak Braunshtan, Sebastian Buddle, Shinichi Chan, Bleda Rodriguez
Man City XI: Bravo, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Angelino, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Bernardo, Sterling.
Subs: Grimshaw, Danilo, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Nmecha, Foden, Touaizi, Pozo, Doyle, A.Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, Bernabe, Poveda, Diounkou