Guardiola Makes Three Changes for City’s Club World Cup Clash Against Al-Hilal

Pep Guardiola has made three changes to Manchester City’s starting lineup for their FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16 match against Al-Hilal at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Josko Gvardiol, İlkay Gündoğan, and Erling Haaland come into the side, replacing Manuel Akanji, Rodri, and Omar Marmoush, who drop to the bench. The winner will face Fluminense in the quarterfinals at the same venue on Friday, July 4th.

Match Highlights

City are the only team with a 100% record in the tournament, winning all three group-stage matches.

Al-Hilal advanced as runners-up in Group H, with two wins and a draw.

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Confirmed Lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Aït-Nouri; Gündoğan, Reijnders, Bernardo (C); Savinho, Doku, Haaland.

Substitutes: Bettinelli, Ortega, Stones, Aké, Marmoush, Nico, Rodri, Reis, Akanji, Cherki, Khusanov, Foden, Bobb, O’Reilly.

Al-Hilal: Bono; Cancelo, Koulibaly, Moteb, Lodi; Neves, Al-Dawsari, Kanno; Malcom, Milinković-Savić, Leonardo.

Substitutes: Khalifah, Abdulayhi, Alghannam, Y. Al-Shahrani, Al-Qahtani, Musab, Kaio, Al-Hadhood, Al-Lajami, Hamad, Al-Yami, Ahmed.

City’s Tactical Setup

A back four of Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, and Aït-Nouri will shield Ederson, with Gündoğan, Reijnders, and Bernardo controlling midfield. Savinho and Doku will provide width, while Haaland leads the attack.

Key Stats & Facts

City scored 13 goals in the group stage—the most of any team.

Guardiola has a perfect record in the Club World Cup: 11 wins, 38 goals scored, and only 4 conceded.

Al-Hilal kept two clean sheets in their last two group-stage matches.

Despite playing just 125 minutes, Rodri leads City in line-breaking passes (25).

Al-Dawsari and Leonardo are Al-Hilal’s top scorers this season.

Special Edition Kit

City will once again wear their limited-edition KidSuper jersey, inspired by the 2009/10 away kit. It’s available for purchase in official stores and online.

An exciting clash awaits as City aim to maintain their unbeaten run, while Al-Hilal look to cause an upset.