The team coached by Pep Guardiola comes from behind to clinch their first win of the preseason in Tokyo.
Manchester City’s preseason campaign got off to a winning start with a 5-3 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos, one of the top teams in Japan’s professional league.
The decision to field a strong team was made by Pep Guardiola, who started players like as Jack Grealish, John Stones, and Kyle Walker.
But City went behind as Anderson Lopes scored on a rebound in the 27th minute, and Yokohama F. Marinos right back Ko Matsubara extended their lead in the following minute.
After receiving a pass from Julian Alvarez, John Stones was able to strike the top corner of the goal in the 41st minute, bringing the triple winners within striking distance.
Two minutes later, the Argentine striker became goalscorer with a close-range finish following a horrifying mistake by Ichimori, who was playing the role of goalie.
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During the halftime break, Pep Guardiola made 11 substitutions to his starting lineup. Ruben Diaz, Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Rico Lewis, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Sergio Gomez, and Erling Haaland were some of the players who were brought in.
After only seven minutes, Haaland made his presence felt by completing a move inside the penalty area after receiving a feed from Foden and then finding the bottom corner of the net.
Rodri, who scored the game-winning goal in the championship game of the Champions League a month ago, made it 4-2 with a curling shot from a long range.
At the 86-minute mark, a pass played over the top caught City off guard, and as a result, Ortega and Lewis were unable to communicate effectively. Kenta Inoue made the most of the opportunity as he swept the ball into the goal.
Erling Haaland scored a goal for City in the dying minutes of the game to restore the club’s two-goal lead. Haaland reestablished City’s advantage by directing the ball into an empty net after Cancelo had played an excellent low cross to the back post.