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Rodri suffers injury setback as Manchester City count cost of Club World Cup exit

  • Spaniard substituted in fifth game since returning

  • Guardiola blames profligacy for shock loss to Al-Hilal

After Manchester City crashed out of the Club World Cup 4-3 to Al-Hilal in Orlando, Pep Guardiola blamed a lack of ruthlessness, and said Rodri had sustained an injury setback.

City were eliminated by Marcus Leonardo’s 112th-minute winner on Monday night at the Camping World Stadium in the shock result of the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup. Guardiola’s team wasted a number of chances, with Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias and Savinho among those who failed to put City out of sight in the opening half.

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© Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

© Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

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Manchester City knocked out of Club World Cup as Al-Hilal strike twice in extra time

  • Last 16: Manchester City 3-4 Al-Hilal (aet)

  • Silva 9, Haaland 55, Foden 104; Leonardo 46 112, Malcom 52, Koulibaly 94

What a last-16 tie, what a triumph for Al-Hilal, what crushing disappointment for Manchester City who, as the contest aged, gradually lost shape and tempo and crumpled in this shock of the Club World Cup.

The killer blow of a breathless extra time featuring three goals was administered by Marcos Leonardo in the 112th minute. Renan Lodi curved a cross in from the left, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rose and headed, Ederson palmed the ball out and the Brazilian struck his second goal of the contest. Leonardo headed for a corner flag to begin the Al-Hilal party and the camera panned to Phil Foden, who eight minutes before seemed to have saved City.

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© Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

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