Man City vs Girona

Erling Braut Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are both on target as Manchester City secure a 2-0 friendly victory over Girona at the Academy Stadium on.

[Pep Guardiola](/people/pep-guardiola/)'s side took to the pitch for the first time since suffering a surprise 2-1 home defeat against Brentford in the Premier League on November 12, their final game before the World Cup break. [Jadel Katongo](/people/jadel-katongo/) and [Shea Charles](/people/shea-charles/) forming a solid partnership at centre-back, while [Rico Lewis](/people/rico-lewis/), [Alex Robertson](/people/alex-robertson/), [Rowan McDonald](/people/rowan-mcdonald/) and [Oscar Bobb](/people/oscar-bobb/) were also given run-outs in the senior team. [Erling Braut Haaland](/people/erling-braut-haaland/) and [Kevin De Bruyne](/people/kevin-de-bruyne/) were both on target as [Manchester City](/football/man-city/) secured a 2-0 friendly victory over sister club [Girona](/football/girona/) at the Academy Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

City continued our preparation for the return of domestic football with a fine 2-0 friendly win over Girona at the Academy Stadium.

[Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (c) (Robertson 78'), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) (McDonald 80'), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Rogers (Borges 51'), Haaland (Bobb 59') [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) said. [CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL GUARDIOLA INTERVIEW](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/pep-guardiola-girona-reaction-63806875) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) an ideal return from the World Cup. [Shea Charles](https://www.mancity.com/players/shea-charles)’ pass to [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne). [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) weaved into the box, slid the ball back to Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) whose miscued effort fell to [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), whose powerful shot flew just wide of the near post. [Garcia](https://www.mancity.com/players/eric-garcia) (Vallejo 73'), Romeu, Couto (Roca 73'), Bueno, Nunez [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) and De Buryne, the friendly re-acclimatised them to the cold British weather, after competing at the World Cup in Qatar. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)'s side remained unchanged after the interval but it was the visitors who continued to press. [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), before the winger then returned the favour by sliding the midfielder into the box who teed up Haaland to tap home. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) gave supporters a great homecoming gift by netting five minutes into his return from the World Cup, before the classy midfielder set-up [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland)’s strike. [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) gave City the perfect start in the fifth minute when he intercepted a sloppy pass out of defence from Paulo Gazzaniga to coolly slot past the Fulham loanee from 12-yards.

Manchester City will Girona in a club friendly match. Read more to know about the live streaming details of this game. ⚽ Manchester City vs Girona, ...

The match between Manchester City vs Girona will take place at the Academy Stadium on December 17th. Opponents Girona take on Manchester City on the back of a 1-1 draw with Osasuna. Manchester City could make light work of Girona and end up winning with a convincing 3-0 scoreline. Manchester City begin their preparations for a return to the post World Cup campaign with a club friendly against Spanish side Girona at the Academy Ground. a decade, the Manchester based club has a lot of catching up to do. Manchester City versus Girona starts at 6:30 PM IST.

Manchester City returned to club action with a routine 2-0 win against Girona in a friendly at the Academy Stadium.

He was carrying an injury before the World Cup break and would have needed the minutes. Some decent link-up play with Palmer at times but struggled to really influence the game in his 50 minutes on the pitch. Sharp to win possession for his first goal and clever movement and cross to tee up Haaland. Transitioned more aggressively between right-back and central midfielder than Kyle Walker does and looked comfortable. 6 One mistake with his feet seemed to unsettle him and got away with a couple of minor mistakes.

Erling Haaland has returned to action and already sent a message to Manchester City's Premier League rivals with a goal in a friendly win over Girona.

[Man City](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113098/manchester-city/) named a strong side to face Girona – alongside the aforementioned goalscoring duo, Ilkay Gundogan also started the fixture, hoping to put Germany’s disappointment in Qatar behind him. 18+ Opt in, bet £10+ at odds 2.00+, in 7 days. 7 day bonuses expiry. [big lead at the top of the Golden Boot rankings](https://talksport.com/football/1213759/silver-boot-callum-wilson-joke-golden-boot-erling-haaland/), having netted 18 goals in just 13 games to start the season. Beyond the Premier League, Manchester City are still active in all four competitions and will be hoping to bring plenty of silverware to the Etihad Stadium come the end of the season. [Haaland will have been itching to get back on the pitch](https://talksport.com/football/1278251/lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-world-cup-final-erling-haaland-manchester-city/) having been out of action for over five weeks as Norway failed to qualify for the World Cup, with most of his club teammates going to Qatar without him.

Manchester City eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in their winter friendly on Saturday thanks to goals from two of their biggest stars.

It's a good game to fill in the break. 'It's going to be a really good game against Liverpool. [Manchester City](/sport/teampages/manchester-city.html) eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in their winter friendly on Saturday thanks to goals from two of their biggest stars.

De Bruyne opened the scoring at the Academy Stadium inside five minutes when he intercepted a disastrous short pass from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga on ...

[Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) in the Carabao Cup round of 16 in their first game back on Thursday before making their Premier League return in an away trip to [Leeds United](/soccer/team?id=357) on Dec. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/fixtures/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS) [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) scored early goals as [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) eased to a 2-0 victory over [Girona](/soccer/team?id=9812) while they prepare for the return of the English football season following the World Cup break.

Manchester City are back in match action for the first time in more than a month as they take on Spanish side Girona in a friendly at the Academy Stadium.

every time a City player takes a touch inside the Girona half. A nervy moment for the goalkeeper. Both centre-backs, Shea Charles and Jadel Katongo, have also looked assured on the ball. You can see the City DNA already ingrained on some of these youngsters. The Blues are back. He plays Haaland through on goal but the striker is flagged offside. City get away with one as they're caught on the break. Both sides are still having a go but the match is definitely winding down now. Oh to be young and full of optimism. The winger's effort is blocked, but that move was all about Kev. It's all over and City have won 2-0. [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) 's World Cup contingent, only Julian Alvarez remains in Qatar with him expected to start against France in the final on Sunday.

De Bruyne opened the scoring at the Academy Stadium inside five minutes when he intercepted a disastrous short pass from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga on ...

[Liverpool](/football/team?id=364) in the Carabao Cup round of 16 in their first game back on Thursday before making their Premier League return in an away trip to [Leeds United](/football/team?id=357) on Dec. [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) scored early goals as [Manchester City](/football/team?id=382) eased to a 2-0 victory over [Girona](/football/team?id=9812) while they prepare for the return of the English football season following the World Cup break. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/fixtures/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS)