I once masterminded a famous win over Man City - now I am planning to repeat the feat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City will enter unchartered territory when they take on Moroccan side Wydad AC and UAE outfit Al Ain in the Club World Cup group stage next summer.
It will be the first time City have faced either side in a competitive match in their history and Pep Guardiola will no doubt be doing as much research into both sides before facing them in Philadelphia and Atlanta respectively.
But there will be a familiar foe in the opposing dugout when City face the reigning Asian champions, Al Ain, at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. READ MORE: Poisoned soil, Arsenal mistake - how the City training ground that changed Manchester was built READ MORE: Meet the 'Stalybridge Silva' - Man City's latest academy game-changer raised at the CFA That's because former Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim took over as the club's manager last month, succeeding former Chelsea forward Hernan Crespo on a contract until the end of the showpiece tournament in the USA.
The Portuguese boss assembled one of the best attacking teams in Europe during the 2016/17 season at Monaco, and they famously knocked out Guardiola's side in the last 16 of that season's Champions League.
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