All eyes will be on star forward Erling Haaland and his expected debut for Manchester City in its first preseason friendly of the summer against Mexican side Club America in Houston, Texas.
Haaland was the club’s big signing, playing for his father’s former club and a team he supported as a child. A prolific scorer in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, fans will be curious to see if he can replicate those exploits in the Premier League and whether he makes the defending Premier League champions virtually unbeatable.
Club America further ahead in its fitness, having played three Liga MX matches so far in its domestic campaign. It also played Chelsea FC in a Saturday friendly and pushed the Blues, who needed a late Mason Mount strike to claim a 2-1 win in Las Vegas.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Manchester City vs. Club America live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Manchester City | 1 | — | — |
| Club America | 0 | — | — |
Goals:
MCI — Kevin De Bruyne — 30th min.
Manchester City vs. Club America live updates, highlights from friendly
32nd min.: SUB — Club America replaces its starting ‘keeper just like against Chelsea. Oscar Jimenez replaces Memo Ochoa.
30th min.: Kevin De Bruyne goal! He gets by a couple of defenders with the help of a fortunate bounce and then curls the ball like he can past Memo Ochoa.
25th min.: Jack Grealish and Memo Ochoa go nose to nose in the America box! Grealish thought he suffered a penalty kick foul which wasn’t called. Ochoa tried to help him up, but Grealish didn’t want any part of it.
18th min.: Yellow card to Club America center back Emilio Lara for a hard foul on Jack Grealish about 25 yards from goal. But the set piece goes off the wall.
15th min.: There it was for Club America in transition. It started with Zendejas on the right, and the ball gets to Fidalgo who fires on goal. Man City ‘keeper Stefan Ortega with another stop in his debut.
11th min.: The Man City possession game is back. The club is patiently knocking it around. Club America are waiting for their chance to get it back.
3rd min.: America with the early chance! On the set piece Stefan Ortega has to make a stop on the Luis Fuentes header. That was Riyad Mahrez who was beat for that header in the box.
😱⚽ ¡Primera de peligro del @ClubAmerica!
Fuentes gana por alto y la defensa del City rechaza como puede
🔴 ¡EN VIVO! https://t.co/1S7yDq6Od4
📲🔗 TUDN y https://t.co/T8lpgqtF3M #TourÁguila pic.twitter.com/jZ570KYbW1
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 21, 2022
1st min.: We’re underway in Houston and Club America come out strong. They win a set piece in the attacking half.
5 mins from kickoff: It’s a packed house under the roof at NRG Stadium.
#CopaDeLoneStar in Houston
🇬🇧 @ManCity 🆚 🇲🇽 @ClubAmerica pic.twitter.com/VTZwF4cinp
— The Striker (@TheStrikerNews) July 21, 2022
25 mins from kickoff: On-field warmups:
Ederson getting warmed up on an interesting-looking pitch #mcfc pic.twitter.com/Ro4pGBucFn
— Joe Bray (@_joebray) July 21, 2022
El AME salta a la cancha 🦅 #AméricaManCity 🔸 #SomosAmérica pic.twitter.com/nkx0XvDT9N
— Club América (@ClubAmerica) July 21, 2022
30 mins from kickoff: Manchester City playing in their new kit tonight.
Man City will be wearing their new red-and-black away kit tonight against Club America. It has already broken club records for opening-day sales (as the home one also did) https://t.co/0DuLSDvzZC
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko) July 20, 2022
53 mins from kickoff: It’s Erling Haaland’s birthday today. We’ll see if he can get a goal to celebrate.
The Norwegian beast turns 22 today 🥳💙#mcfc pic.twitter.com/HVn3bYWUec
— Manchester City News (@ManCityMEN) July 20, 2022
120 mins from kickoff: With Julian Alvarez plastered across the promotional images, it’s safe to say we’ll be seeing the ex-River Plate man on the field.
Ready and raring! 💪
Remember, you can watch our game against @ClubAmerica exclusively on CITY+ everywhere, except the US and Mexico 📺⏯
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 20, 2022
Man City vs Club America lineups
Erling Haaland starts on the bench for Manchester City as Julian Alvarez gets the nod at center forward between Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish. Newcomer Stefan Ortega starts in goal with Nathan Ake and academy product Luke Mbete in central defense. Ruben Dias is nowhere on the squad sheet.
Manchester City starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 18-Stefan Ortega (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 79-Luke Mbete, 6-Nathan Ake, 7-Joao Cancelo — 17-Kevin De Bruyne, 16-Rodrigo, 20-Bernardo Silva — 26-Riyad Mahrez, 19-Julian Alvarez, 10-Jack Grealish
Manchester City subs (13): Ederson (GK), Scott Carson (GK), Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Rico Lewis, Finley Burns, Kalvin Phillips, James McAtee, Liam Delap, Kayky, Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb, Ben Knight, Erling Haaland
Club America head coach Fernando “Tano” Ortiz switches up a good chunk of the team that started against Chelsea, spreading the workload across the squad. Uruguayan attacker Federico Vinas was out against Chelsea and reports indicated that Roger Martinez (injury), Salvador Reyes (injury), and Jorge Mere (coach’s decision) did not travel.
Club America lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): 13-Guillermo Ochoa (GK) — 3-Jorge Sanchez, 23-Emilio Lara, 14-Nestor Araujo, 2-Luis Fuentes — 6-Jonathan Dos Santos, 20-Richard Sanchez — 17-Alejandro Zendejas, 10-Diego Valdes, 8-Alvaro Fidalgo — 21-Henry Martin
Club America subs (12): 27-Oscar Jimenez (GK), 18-Bruno Valdez, 4-Sebastian Caceres, 206-Mauricio Reyes, 201-Sebastian Martinez, 5-Pedro Aquino, 19-Miguel Layun, 25-Jurgen Damm, 11-Jonathan “Cabecita” Rodriguez, 200-Roman Martinez, 187-Karel Campos, 202-Iker Moreno
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Man City vs America TV channel, live stream
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Thu July 21 | Wed July 20 | Wed July 20 | Thu July 21 |
| Time | 02:00 BST | 21:00 ET | 21:00 ET | 11:00 AEST |
| TV channel | — | ESPN2, TUDN | — | — |
| Streaming | City+ | fuboTV | City+, DAZN | City+ |
UK and Australia: The friendly between Man City and Club America will be carried by Man City’s City+ streaming channel.
USA: The match is available on ESPN2 (English-language) and TUDN (Spanish-language) with both channels streaming on fuboTV.
Canada: The Man City summer friendly will be carried by City+ and DAZN.
Man City in Premier League 2022/23: TV channels, live streams
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | Sky Sports, BT Sport | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo | — | — |
| Streaming | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime | fuboTV, Peacock | fuboTV | Optus Sport |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport.