That was a solid win in the scenic setting of Sicily and the team enjoyed fantastic hospitality from our friends at Palermo.
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Pep Guardiola on squad morale 👇
“I am happy since USA and our World Cup.
“Our vibes there were really good.
“We could not control the transition against Al Hilal but the players were really good there.
“We wanted to stay longer, to build more of what we want to do.
“We have one more week of holidays, we didn’t want to play too many games. Just training.
“It’s just a friendly, no pressure on both sides.
“Now in the Premier League, I hope we will be more consistent than last season.”
Pep Guardiola on Tijjani Reijnders 👇
“We knew that we is a special player arriving in the box.
“People in Italy know him perfectly. He made a good performance like the rest of his mates.
“He can play as a holding midfielder but he loves to arrive to the box to help our strikers like Erling and Omar. Really pleased.”
Captain Bernardo Silva lifts the Anglo-Palermitan Trophy following our 3-0 win here in Sicily.
We're wishing Palermo a great year celebrating their 125th anniversary!
Our star winger was interviewed during the second half by Robert Pollard. Snapshot of his thoughts below...
On the game...
“We still have a week of work ahead of us but it’s great to get these games in”
On the new signings...
“Great. Marcus is not here. The others are. It’s been great. It’s been a pleasure playing with them. The two Rayans, Tijjani, they are world-class players”
On the return of James Trafford...
“I used to live upstairs in the Academy with him so we are good friends and old friends and he’s become a great, great keeper”
Steph Houghton on Abdukodir Khusanov👇
“I am a big fan. He has so much potential.
“He has everything you need.
“He is reading the game well. He got us out of dangerous situations in the first half and hopefully that gives him confidence.
“He has speed and intelligence and he is old school and likes that physicality.”
Tijjani Reijnders - looks some signing.
The moment Tijjani Reijnders bagged his second and our third.
A solid evening's work for City.
Testing conditions but a comfortable win and some excellent performances.
Plenty to build on this week, as we prepare for the game at Wolves as our Premier League campaign gets under way.
Superb hospitality from Palermo and their fans have been nothing but amazing.
City defeated Palermo 3-0 here in Sicily in our final pre-season friendly.
Erling Haaland fired home the opener in the first half before a brace after the break from summer signing Tijjani Reijnders who earned Player of the Match for his dynamic display.
The result earned us the inaugural Anglo-Palermitan Trophy as the Blues helped mark the start of Palermo’s 125th anniversary celebrations at Renzo Barbera Stadium.
The result is the perfect tonic as our Premier League campaign begins a week today at Molineux against Wolves.
Join Shaun Wright-Phillips and Steph Houghton alongside presenters Natalie Pike and Cel Spellman on Matchday Live as they give their verdict on this evening’s game, while we also expect to hear from boss Pep Guardiola on the show.
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CommentaryReporting by Paul Brown @mancity