Haaland hits new career landmark as Man City make Club World Cup statement
Manchester City defeated Juventus 5-2 in the Club World Cup, securing the top spot in Group G with a perfect record.
Erling Haaland scored his 300th career goal, coming off the bench to net City's third goal.
Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, and Savinho also scored for Manchester City, with Savinho adding a long-range stunner.
Juventus's goals came from Teun Koopmeiners, following an error by City's goalkeeper Ederson, and a late consolation from Dusan Vlahovic.
The dominant victory, achieved despite challenging weather conditions in Orlando, positions Manchester City favorably for the knockout stages.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Powys County Times
an hour ago
- Powys County Times
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
Bernardo Silva felt Manchester City delivered a statement performance as they thrashed Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday. The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Bernardo Silva says City's improvement is ‘a good sign for next season'
Bernardo Silva felt Manchester City delivered a statement performance as they thrashed Juventus in the Club World Cup on Thursday. The Premier League side produced one of their best displays for some time as they ran out 5-2 winners in Orlando to secure top spot in Group G. After an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, it was a result that indicated their recent frustrations could be behind them and underlined their credentials to win the tournament. They will now return to the Camping World Stadium to face Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday (Tuesday 2am UK). Silva, the new City captain, said: 'We've always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. 'Obviously it's just one game but we're happy that the performance was the way it was. 'It shows that we're improving, we're coming back to the levels and to the standards that we got people used to at this club. That's good. 'That's a good sign for next season. It's not only for this competition, but we want to build to the whole season, to the whole year, because what happened last year was quite disappointing for all of us. 'We want to change, we want to be better. This was a great performance and it shows that we can do it again.' City had gone into the game trailing Juventus on goals scored and needing to win to secure the theoretically easier route through the knockout stages. What they produced rendered their frustration to score a seventh goal against Al Ain in their previous game irrelevant. Jeremy Doku's early strike was cancelled out when Teun Koopmeiners pounced on an Ederson mistake but an own goal from Pierre Kalulu restored City's lead. Erling Haaland – with his 300th career goal for club and country – added a third before Phil Foden and Savinho turned it into a rout. Dusan Vlahovic scored a late Juve consolation. City were beaten 2-0 by Juve in the Champions League during their worst spell of form last season but the team, rejuvenated by several new arrivals since, now look a different proposition. Silva said: 'We had a very good performance against a tough team. They showed that in the past, they beat us last season. 'We wanted to prove that what happened last season will not happen this season, hopefully.' Silva was chosen as captain by Pep Guardiola after the City manager decided not to hold his usual squad vote this summer. 'It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career,' the Portuguese said. 'I'm going to start my ninth season at the club. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. 'But the leadership in a team, it's not about one guy. It's about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room. 'I will need that help to help the team achieve a lot of things and hopefully win titles.'
Belfast Telegraph
an hour ago
- Belfast Telegraph
Five-star Manchester City thump Juventus as Rodri makes his long-awaited first start in nine months
Both teams were already through to the last-16 but City now progress as Group G winners. Rodri started for City for the first time since September 2024 after suffering his ACL injury and played 66 minutes as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to victory. City will now stay in Orlando for their last-16 tie on Monday. The Premier League side led at the break thanks to a Jeremy Doku finish and Pierre Kalulu own goal. Teun Koopmeiners had hit a quickfire equaliser for Juventus after a mistake from goalkeeper Ederson. In the second-half, City ran away with it with goals from Erling Haaland – the 300th of his career – Phil Foden and a Savinho thunderbolt. Dusan Vlahovic pulled one back for Juventus in the 84th minute. Guardiola has won all 11 of his Fifa Club World Cup games with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. They have scored 37 goals and only conceded four. City are the only team at the 2025 Club World Cup to win all three group games. But midfielder Claudio Echeverri is expected to miss the remainder of the tournament after twisting his ankle against Al Ain. The 19-year-old, who was given his full debut in that game, scored a sublime free-kick before leaving the pitch at half-time injured. Ederson has dismissed speculation he could leave the club as 'fake news'. The Brazilian has one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad Stadium and has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. The 31-year-old has spent the past eight years at City and helped the club win 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League. 'My future is here,' Ederson said. 'Some friends send me lots of news, but 99 per cent is fake news. 'I understand you guys, you need the news, to put a 'like' on social media, but there's a lot of fake news around my name. My head is here. 'It stays with City. It means everything to go back to the Premier League and to try to win the Champions League as well. My mind is staying in the club.' Uefa executives, meanwhile, will meet on Friday to decide whether Crystal Palace will be allowed to play in next season's Europa League. The Eagles won the FA Cup to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history but Uefa must decide if they have breached its multi-club ownership rules. The expectation is that the outcome of the hearing will be announced on Friday evening. On Monday, it was announced New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has signed a 'legally binding contract' to buy John Textor's 43 per cent stake in Crystal Palace in a deal believed to be worth close to £190m. Palace are under threat of losing their spot in Europe on the basis of Textor's involvement at the club. Uefa has been considering whether Palace breached its multi-club ownership rules which bars linked clubs from competing in the same European competition.
