Manchester City play their second pre-season game against the K-League All Stars at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Ruben Dias captains the side, with Savinho among the substitutes. Young winger Ryan McAidoo is absent due to a minor shoulder injury.
Team News and Lineups
City's starting XI includes Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Lewis, Kovacic, Reijnders, Semenyo, Foden, and Mubama. The K-League All Stars field Song Bum Keun, Kim Moon Hwan, Yazan, Eo Jeong Won, Lee Ki Hyeok, Kim Dae Won, Kim Bong Soo, Mateus, Park Tae Jun, Yago, and Lee Dong Gyeong (C).
Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, and Omar Marmoush joined the squad on Saturday, arriving too late for the Inter match but available today. McAidoo impressed against Inter but picked up a shoulder injury.
Pre-Match Comments
Ruben Dias spoke about Bernardo Silva, saying: "I feel like people didn’t know how deeply it ran the influence he had on our success so I feel like it’s fair to say that in some ways, for a long time, he was underrated."
Reijnders told the host broadcaster: "We are enjoying it but most of all we are here to work hard. There was many learning points in Hong Kong, our tactics and physical strengths."
Transfer Update
Maresca said City are not close to making more signings despite daily talks. Sporting director Hugo Viana and CEO Ferran Soriano are in Asia, but no breakthrough is imminent. Elliot Anderson was signed for a club record £116m, and negotiations for Ayyoub Bouaddi and a winger continue.
Match Context
City face a K-League All Stars team featuring familiar names like Ki Sung-yueng and Lee Seung-woo. The heat in Seoul is a factor, with emergency warnings issued. City may adjust their plans for the rest of the tour.
