Club World Cup 2025: Manchester City-Wydad, the likely lineups

Manchester City is ready to inaugurate its Club World Cup adventure with high ambitions and the clear goal of getting off on the right foot.

The opener, scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m., will see it engaged against Wydad Casablanca, a Moroccan outfit with a solid continental tradition behind it: three-time winner of the African Champions Cup.

The match is valid for the first day of Group G, the same as Juventus. All the spotlight is on Pep Guardiola’s team, which is expected to launch three new signings right away and rediscover a key player like Rodri, who is ready to start.

Probable lineups:

Manchester City (4-2-3-1):Ederson; Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Reijnders; Cherki, Bernardo Silva, Marmoush; Haaland. Coach: Guardiola.

Wydad Casablanca (4-3-3):Benabid; Moufid, Boutouil, Harkass, Boucheta; Moubarik, Zemraoui, Sakhi; Rahyi, Mailula, Lorch. Coach: Benhachem