HIGHLIGHT: Yokohama F Marinos 3-5 Man City: Haaland nets double, Alvarez & co on scoresheet

HIGHLIGHT: Yokohama F Marinos 3-5 Man City: Haaland nets double, Alvarez & co on scoresheet
Pep Guardiola's side come from behind to earn their first pre-season win in Tokyo.
2023 Club Friendlies
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Anderson Lopes (27')
Ken Matsubara (37')
Kenta Inoue (86')
Stones (40')
Julián Álvarez (43')
Haaland (52')
Rodri (72')
Haaland (90'+2')
Manchester City started their preparations for the new season with a 4-2 win over Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos.
Erling Haaland scored twice as Bayern Munich transfer target Kyle Walker captained Manchester City to a 5-3 comeback win over Yokohama F. Marinos in the first friendly of their Asia tour in Tokyo.
The treble-winners went 2-0 down to the J1 League champions, with Anderson Lopes and Ken Matsubara putting the home side ahead. F. Marinos are currently second in their table and just over halfway through their league season.
But John Stones converted from just inside the box after Julian Alvarez shuttled on a cutback from skipper-on-the-day Walker and Alvarez then added a quickfire second, capitalising on a poor pass out from F. Marinos.
Pep Guardiola changed all 10 outfield players at the break and the tourists took control when play resumed. Within seven minutes of the restart Haaland had hit the net, shooting on the turn to make it 3-2 before Champions League final match-winner Rodri curled in a fourth.
Kenta Inoue pulled one back for F. Marinos late on but there was still time for Haaland to tap in another from Joao Cancelo's cross to restore City's two-goal advantage.
Mateo Kovacic made his first appearance for City against their sister club, forming a starting midfield which also included James McAtee and Kalvin Phillips, although it was Walker's inclusion which may be significant given his links with a move to Bayern Munich this summer.
Face-to-face talks between the two clubs are due to take place in Japan in the next few days and Walker is expected to cost Bayern £13m if the German giants can agree a deal with City. Walker has indicated he is keen on a move to the Bundesliga, where he will be offered a two-year contract, with the option of a further year.
City play again in the Japan National Stadium on Wednesday when they face Bayern in an 11.30am kick-off UK time. They then go on to Seoul in South Korea to face Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Line-ups
Yokohama F Marinos XI: Kota Mizunuma, Ken Matsubara, Eduardo, Takuya Kida, Élber, Marcos Júnior, Anderson Lopes, Shinnosuke Hatanaka, Jun Ichimori, Kota Watanabe, Katsuya Nagato
Subs: Hiroki Iikura, Kenyu Sugimoto, Ryo Miyaichi, Yuki Saneto, Kenta Inoue, Yan, Kaina Yoshio, Takumi Kamijima, Fuma Shirasaka, Asahi Uenaka, Keigo Sakakibara, Yuhi Murakami, Riku Yamane, Takuto Kimura
Man City XI: Walker, Stefan Ortega, Kovacic, Ake, Stones, Grealish, Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Cole Palmer, Julián Álvarez, James McAtee
Subs: Carson, De Bruyne, Cancelo, Laporte, Ederson, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Rodri, Haaland, Foden, Sergio Gómez, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Máximo Perrone
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