City start Group G with a win and move up to first place ahead of Al Ain and Juventus’ fixture at 21:00 (US) / 02:00 (UK). The top two teams in Group G will qualify for the knockout stages, with the Blues set to play Al Ain and Juventus on Sunday 22 and Thursday 26 June respectively.

The fans unleashed the flares while their club was already trailing 2-0 in the second half of the match, hoping to ignite the team.

On Monday, FIFA Club World Cup matches opened in Philadelphia, drawing in fans from across the nation and world. "Currently, I'm staying in Ontario, Canada. We came all the way from there, took us like eight hours,