Manchester City keep Club World Cup hopes alive with 5-2 hammering of Juventus in Orlando. Despite a downpour during the first half, City dominated the contest from start to finish, brushing off a downpour during the first half to lay down a marker in this tournament. Pep Guardiola's men finished top of Group G with a perfect record, avoiding the half of the draw which contains Paris-St Germain and Bayern Munich.
City needed to win to come top and made no mistake, with goals from Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Phil Foden, and a brace from Erling Haaland. Rodri, returning from a serious knee injury, managed 65 minutes and showed why he is so integral to this City team, displaying his assuredness in the middle of the park with a metronomic performance.
"I liked the way we did it," Guardiola told Dazn. "It has been a long, long time since we had a performance like this on and off the ball. The players were committed and we are happy to beat a top side." City may come up against Real Madrid in the last 16 if Xabi Alonso's side are beaten by Salzburg later on.
Source: BBC Sports Football
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