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

The kickoff at 3 a.m. Italian time for Manchester City-Al-Hilal, a match valid for the round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Guardiola’s team comes to the match after winning Group G, while Simone Inzaghi’s men qualified second in Group H. Both sides are unbeaten: the Citizens are the team that has scored the most in the group stage with 13 goals, while the Arabs have conceded just one goal in their first three matches.

Guardiola deploys Marmoush up front with Savinho, Bernardo Silva, Reijnders and Doku behind him. Rodri in midfield to dictate the tempo.

Simone Inzaghi relies on Malcom, Marcos Leonardo and Al Dawsari in attack; Milinkovic-Savic stands out in midfield along with Ruben Neves.

Manchester City-Al-Hilal, the likely lineups
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Rodri; Savinho, Bernardo, Rejinders, Doku; Marmoush. All: Guardiola.
AL HILAL (4-3-3): Bounou; Cancelo, Koulibaly, Tambakti, Renan Lodi; Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves, N.Al Dawsari; Malcom, Marcos Leonardo, S.Al Dawsari. All: S.Inzaghi.

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