Juventus 2-5 Manchester City: Guardiola s team wins first in the Club World Cup

reported that Manchester City won against Juventus, with Rodri starting for the first time since September last year; Guardiola's side will play second in the Group H on Monday.

Manchester City beat Juventus 5-2 in the Club World Cup to qualify as first in Group G, meaning they are the only perfect team to enter the knockout stage. Both sides reached the final with two wins, but City dominated, staged one of their most complete performances in the past 12 months.

Under Rodri's leadership, he started for the first time since September last year. Manchester City put pressure on Juventus from the beginning. Jeremy Doku and Rayan Ait Nuri cooperated perfectly to open the record. Ederson's inattention allowed Turn Kuppmenas to equalize the score, but Pierre Calulu's funny own goal then gave City the buffer they deserved.

Ellyn Haaland came off the bench at halftime, scoring his 300th career goal before assisting Phil Foden to rewrite the score to 4-1. Savignho scored an amazing fifth goal before Dossan Vlahovic scored a goal for Juventus.

By finishing first place, Manchester City gave themselves a seemingly easier route in the final stage, putting themselves in the same team as Chelsea, which means there is no possibility of an All-Premier final. Guardiola's side will face second in Group H in the last 16 Monday, Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg or Alschalal.

Al Ain won their first victory in the tournament with both sides playing the final game of the tournament.

Guardiola: Our best performance in a long time

Manchester City coach Guardiola: "Long ago, we played like today. With the ball and without the ball, the players were all put in it. "We discussed what we have to improve to be the one we were in the past. We are happy to finish No. 1 against top teams and we are waiting for our opponents.

When asked if he thought Old Town was back, Guardiola said: "It's not back, it's just a game, but what's important today is that the players feel again what we have to do to be a good team. "They play, they know that." Faith always comes from your performance, not from the past. "When Rodri comes on, Manchester City has control"

Rodri starts at Manchester City for the first time since last September. "When Rodri was replaced after 65 minutes, almost the whole game stood up and applauded. He doesn't look like someone who hasn't started the game in nine months." Manchester City's new midfielder was particularly effective at the start of the second half, with Rodri sitting in the backcourt with the impressive Tijani Rendez right behind Haaland. "When Rodri came on, Manchester City seemed to have complete control of the game. It's great that he's back.

Silva: We are here to win CWC

Bernaldo Silva spoke to DAZN: "We are very happy with everything we did when facing the top teams. This is our best performance in this game.

"It's just another win, an important victory, which means we advance first. “I don’t know if this is a declarative victory, it’s just a three-pointer. We’re so happy to be here and advance to the 16. “We’re here to win, so we’re one step closer to that goal. We must be prepared.