Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals as Manchester City comfortably dispatched Emirati club Al Ain 6-0 on Sunday to ease into the knockout stage of the Club World Cup from Group G along with Juventus.
The German midfielder found the net in the ninth and 73rd minutes while Argentine teenager Claudio Etcheverri also fired home a free kick and Erling Haaland a penalty before the break.
Substitutes Oscar Bobb and new signing Rayan Cherki sealed the emphatic victory in the last 10 minutes to draw City level on goal difference with Juventus, who beat Wydad Casablanca 4-1 earlier on Sunday.
City and Juventus meet in both teams’ final group match in Orlando on Thursday to decide which of them progresses to the round of 16 as group winners.
