Man City start with win but lose Lewis to late red

Manchester City began their Club World Cup run with a comfy 2-0 triumph implicit Morocco's Wydad Casablanca successful their Group G opener connected Wednesday, courtesy of first-half goals from Phil Foden and Jérémy Doku.

Manager Pep Guardiola opted to remainder respective cardinal players, including Erling Haaland, Rodri, Rúben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Josko Gvardiol and John Stones successful what was a sweltering midday kickoff astatine Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

Despite fielding a second-string side, City needed little than 2 minutes to interruption the deadlock.

Foden pounced aft Savinho's transverse was parried by Wydad goalkeeper Mehdi Benabid, with the England midfielder striking a first-time effort into the nett to manus City an aboriginal lead.

City doubled their vantage 3 minutes earlier halftime erstwhile Foden delivered a pinpoint corner, and Doku caught the Wydad defence napping to volley location astatine the acold post.

City finished with 10 men aft Rico Lewis was fixed a consecutive reddish paper for a nasty studs-up sliding tackle connected Samuel Obeng successful the 88th minute.