Double debut

Two of Manchester City’s new summer signings are making their debut this evening in their Club World Cup opener.

Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders both start for City.

Phil Foden also gets a start against Wydad AC, joining Omar Marmoush, Savinho and Jeremy Doku in an attacking line-up.

Rayan Ait-Nouri is part of a very strong bench that includes Erling Haaland, new captain Bernardo Silva and Josko Gvardiol.

Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Ake, Reis, O’Reilly, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki, Savinho, Doku, Marmoush.

Subs: Ortega, Dias, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Gvardiol, Akanji, Khusanov, Rodri, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Bernardo, Nunes, Echeverri, Bobb, Haaland.

Wydad AC XI: Benabid, Moufid, Boutouil, Moufi, Meijers, Ferreira, El Moubarik, Zemraoui, Lorch, Mailula, Amrabat.

Subs: El Motie, Aqzadou, Harkass, Moutarajji, Malsa, Arthur, Aziz Ki, Benktib, Pedrinho, Bennani, Mahtou, Rayhi, Obeng, Fathi, Mwalimu.

Manchester City's French midfielder #29 Rayan Cherki warms up before the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group G football match between England's Manchester City and Morocco's Wydad AC at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in Philadelphia on June 18, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)