Club America 0 Manchester City 2: Ryan McGivern and Shaun Wright-Phillips

17 July 2011 08:40
Manchester City kicked off their pre-season tour of North America with a comfortable victory over Mexican side Club America.[LNB]Ryan McGivern and Shaun Wright-Phillips were on target in the first half for Roberto Mancini's team in front of 11,250 fans at AT&T Park.[LNB]Summer signings Stefan Savic and Gael Clichy were handed debuts along with Swiss youngster Freddie Veseli in an unfamiliar starting line-up.[LNB] City boy: Wright-Phillips is mobbed by his team-mates after firing home the second goal [LNB] Northern Ireland defender McGivern opened the scoring after 17 minutes, pouncing on the loose ball and curling home a neat finish after Edin Dzeko's effort had been cleared.[LNB]Ten minutes later, City had their second. Wright-Phillips, who had set up Dzeko in the build-up to the first goal, picked up possession outside the box and lashed a low drive into the bottom-right corner.[LNB]Of the team that played in the first half, only Vladimir Weiss remained on the pitch after the interval as Mancini made 10 changes to give the rest of his squad a run-out. John Guidetti struck the post in the final minute but there was to be no third goal. [LNB]City continue their preparations for the new campaign with a game against Vancouver Whitecaps on Monday.[LNB] Stateside: City will face Vancouver Whitecaps in the next match of their US tour[LNB] [LNB]  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEWenger's bunch of failures! I quit Arsenal to win trophies, claims ClichyFootball saved me from prison, reveals homesick Man City striker Tevez All the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion[LNB]

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