Stunned: Rico Lewis was left shocked by the straight red card
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Manchester City began their Club World Cup campaign with a routine 2-0 win over Wydad AC in Philadelphia.
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 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 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.
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