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Pep Guardiola blames failure to take chances for defeat to Al-Hilal
After Manchester City crashed out of the Club World Cup 4-3 to Al-Hilal in Orlando, Pep Guardiola blamed a lack of ruthlessness, and stated that Rodri suffered an injury set-back.
City were eliminated by Marcus Leonardo’s 112th-minute winner on Monday night at the Camping World Stadium in the shock result of the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup. Guardiola’s team wasted a number of chances, with Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias and Savinho among those who failed to put City out of sight in the opening half.
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