
Early Club World Cup exit gives Man City time to plan return to Premier League summit
Rob Dawson
created: July 2, 2025, 7:09 a.m. | updated: July 2, 2025, 11:13 a.m.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola puts his side's exit at the Club World Cup down to "minor margins" following their 4-3 defeat to Al Hilal.
They were omitted from the group for the Club World Cup and both are free to leave the Etihad Stadium this summer.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were knocked out of the Club World Cup in the round of 16 on Monday by Al Hilal.
Rúben Dias' lack of pace was regularly exposed in Man City's defeat to Al Hilal on Monday.
The one thing City's early exit from the Club World Cup has given Guardiola is time.
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