Pep Guardiola handed debuts to Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders and watched his side make a perfect start against the Moroccan side, as [Phil Foden](/topic/phil-foden) opened the scoring inside two minutes.
Jeremy Doku finished from a corner to double the lead before half-time, though Wydad impressed and did offer a threat on the counter throughout.
City remained in control though, and brought on the likes of Erling Haaland and Rodri in the second-half, with both looking rusty as passes were misplaced and chances missed.
The match ended in frustrating fashion for City as [Rico Lewis](/topic/rico-lewis) was shown a straight red card in the closing stages, when he and Samuel Obeng slid in for a loose ball and Lewis hooked the ball away before catching the Wydad forward in the head as he followed through.