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Manchester City's Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne in the stands. PA
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Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic scores their second goal in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-final against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on December 19, 2023. AP
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Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic celebrates after scoring his team's second goa. AFP
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Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring their third goal with Rodri. Reuters
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Urawa's goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa cannot prevent an own goal by teammate Marius Hoibraten. AFP
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Manuel Akanji, left, and John Stones of Manchester City celebrate after an own goal by Urawa Reds player Marius Hoibraten put them 1-0 up. EPA
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Manchester City's Matheus Nunes, top left, heads the ball wide. AP
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Urawa Reds' goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa dives to claim the ball from Jack Grealish. AFP
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Referee Mohammed Khled Al Hoish separates Manchester City's Jack Grealish, centre left, and Urawa Reds' Jose Kante after they clashed. AP
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Manchester City's Nathan Ake and Urawa's Tomoaki Okubo battle for the ball. AFP
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Takahiro Akimoto of Urawa Reds makes a break from Phil Foden of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola talks to Jack Grealish. Getty Images
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Urawa's Jose Kante and Manchester City's Nathan Ake tangle. AFP
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Takahiro Akimoto of Urawa Reds wins a header against Kyle Walker of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland, second left, watches the game from the bench. AFP
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Manchester City's Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne in the stands. PA
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Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic scores their second goal in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-final against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on December 19, 2023. AP
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Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic celebrates after scoring his team's second goa. AFP
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Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring their third goal with Rodri. Reuters
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Urawa's goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa cannot prevent an own goal by teammate Marius Hoibraten. AFP
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Manuel Akanji, left, and John Stones of Manchester City celebrate after an own goal by Urawa Reds player Marius Hoibraten put them 1-0 up. EPA
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Manchester City's Matheus Nunes, top left, heads the ball wide. AP
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Urawa Reds' goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa dives to claim the ball from Jack Grealish. AFP
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Referee Mohammed Khled Al Hoish separates Manchester City's Jack Grealish, centre left, and Urawa Reds' Jose Kante after they clashed. AP
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Manchester City's Nathan Ake and Urawa's Tomoaki Okubo battle for the ball. AFP
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Takahiro Akimoto of Urawa Reds makes a break from Phil Foden of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola talks to Jack Grealish. Getty Images
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Urawa's Jose Kante and Manchester City's Nathan Ake tangle. AFP
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Takahiro Akimoto of Urawa Reds wins a header against Kyle Walker of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland, second left, watches the game from the bench. AFP
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Manchester City's Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne in the stands. PA