🤩 From Foden to Lorch: three key players in Manchester City v Wydad | OneFootball

Wydad put up a fight and resisted, but the early goals and Manchester City's controlled football made the difference in the first match for the English and Moroccans in the Club World Cup.

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These are the three standout protagonists that the match leaves us with.

Foden got the match on track with class

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Phil Foden didn't waste any time and scored in the 2nd minute after taking advantage of a rebound from the goalkeeper. The star hadn't scored in his last 20 games, but today he uncorked the bottle.

Not content with that, he connected a good corner kick for Doku to score the second goal just before halftime.

How did Cherki and Reijnders perform?

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Both made their debut in the starting lineup and showed a good level, with Cherki, in particular, being dangerous when combining with Marmoush.

The duo helped set the pace from the first minutes, giving fans an idea of what the revamped City midfield is all about.

Although if you ask me about a cult player...

Due to this fondness we have for focusing on the weaker opponent, today I have to give credit to Thembinkosi Lorch's good game for AC Wydad.

He didn't score, but he was always incisive and was close to surprising Ederson from midfield.

He was a constant threat down the left flank

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