Man City lose to Atletico Madrid in final game of Asia tour

Manchester City's tour of Asia ended in defeat with Atletico Madrid seeing off the treble winners 2-1 in a rain-soaked Seoul.

After a 40-minute delay to kick-off due to a torrential downpour, second-half strikes from former Manchester United forward Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco put the Spanish side in control.

Ruben Dias did head in a late consolation with six minutes to play from a corner, but City were unable to back up their previous wins on the tour against Japanese champions Yokohama F. Marinos or Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Kyle Walker - linked with a move to Bayern - did hit the bar from 30 yards and Erling Haaland and Phil Foden went close in the first half either side of an Alvaro Morata header which flew narrowly over the bar.

In total, City - who had almost 59 per cent possession - took 15 shots to Atletico's nine but couldn't break down Diego Simeone's well-organised side until that late set-piece.

Beyond the result, the workout is likely to prove a useful one for head coach Pep Guardiola, who fielded an extremely strong side for 55 minutes before making wholesale changes as he builds his squad up for their defence of their Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup crowns.

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