Manchester City were stunned by Yokohama F. Marinos in a pre-season friendly before claiming a 5-3 win via an Erling Haaland double. Led by Kevin Muscat, once dubbed the ‘most hated man in football…
Anderson Lopes scored the first goal of the friendly just before the half-hour mark.
Manuel Akanji was left for dead by the Brazilian, whose initial shot was saved by Stefan Ortega before collecting the ball again and slotting past with his second effort. The second goal came from a rapid counter-attack that found Ken Matsubara in acres of space to score past the City goalkeeper.It left Guardiola perplexed on the sideline as former Rangers, Crystal Palace and Millwall star Muscat looked on in glee.
The ex-Australia international was renowned for his full-blooded tackles and he had certainly stuck the boot into a side that had just won the treble. However, it did not last long as City clawed it back to 2-2 before the break with goals from John Stones and Julian Alvarez.
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