Manchester City's New Players Start Showing Off

JAKARTA - The new Manchester City players began to show their abilities in the second match of the 2025 Club World Cup group phase.

The Citizens successfully destroyed Al Ain with a landslide score of 6-0. Young Claudio Echeverri and new player Rayan Cherki managed to score their first goal at the club.

Ilkay Gundogan contributed two goals, Erling Haaland added the advantage through a penalty kick. Then, Echeverri scored with a beautiful free kick, before Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki completed the win on Monday, June 23, 2025, early morning WIB, in Atlanta.

"A very good performance. I think we had moments in the first half, and in the second half."

"I think the results speak for myself, and in the end, it is appropriate," said Gundogan after the match.

Al Ain goalkeeper Khalid Eisa made five saves, but not enough to keep Mnachester City off 21.

Manchester City showed complete control from the start and managed to lead 3-0 in the first half.

They got their first corner kick in the eighth minute from nine corner kicks in the game.

Bernardo Silva's pass managed to reach Gundogan on the far side of the penalty box. He fired a lob shot that Eisa couldn't stop and the ball into the corner.

Echeverri's free kick in the 27th minute was the result of a foul that saw Facundo Zabala from Al Ain get a yellow card. The Argentina U-19 captain who appeared at the 2023 U-19 World Cup in Indonesia placed a shot in the top corner of the net.

Echeverri is a young player bought by The Citizens in January 2024. However, he was loaned back to his home club, River Plate, before returning to Etihad in January 2025.

He made his Manchester City debut on May 17, 2025 in a 0-1 defeat against Crystal Palace.

His debut goal marked that the 19-year-old was ready to be Pep Guardiola's choice whenever needed as soon as the 2025/2026 season went.

Meanwhile, after winning two goals, Haaland also made an easy shot as he stepped into the penalty spot five minutes before halftime. He fired a shot to the right as Eisa guessed in the wrong direction.

The next nettage starts in the 73rd minute when Gundogan receives a pass from Silva. He split several players in the penalty box, turned towards the goal and fired a shot to trick Eisa.

Bobb then scored in the 84th minute. Finally, the player who was just bought this anus season, Rayan Cherki, scored in the 89th minute with a one-time shot from Haaland's pass. He made a sweet debut after replacing Bernardo Silva.

Manchester City is now in second place in Group G standings with six points, the same as Juvtus's at the top of the standings.

The fight for Group G winners will be set on Friday, June 27, 2025, early morning Indonesian Western Time (WIB), in Orlando, Florida.

Juventus and Manchester City have secured a place in the knockout stages after beating Al Ain and Wydad.

Manchester City is the defending champion of the Club World Cup. Merkea won the title in the 2023 edition under the seven-team format.