Manchester Metropolis got here from behind to safe a 3-1 over Atletico Madrid in Seoul in what was Enzo Maresca’s facet’s ultimate run-out earlier than assembly Arsenal within the Group Protect subsequent weekend.
An Omar Marmoush brace and a late Rayan Ait Nouri aim ensured Maresca’s males ended their pre-season tour of Asia on a excessive after Jorge Dominguez had opened the scoring for the Spanish membership.
Dominguez had poked residence from a nook to offer the LaLiga facet the benefit three minutes earlier than the break within the South Korean capital.
It was one thing of a suckerpunch on the finish of a half the Premier League facet, underneath new boss Enzo Maresca, largely managed.
Defender Josko Gvardiol had earlier by some means failed to seek out the web when he headed broad from shut vary, whereas Savinho and Tijjani Reijnders additionally went near to breaking the impasse.
It was maybe the one blemish in an in any other case promising 45 minutes for Metropolis, who’re nonetheless adjusting to life in a post-Pep Guardiola period.
After the restart, it took little over 10 minutes for Metropolis to attract degree. Marmoush equipped the end, however it was Antoine Semenyo who did the arduous work, sliding to the bottom to forestall the ball going out for a throw, earlier than attending to his ft and beating his opponent.
The Ghana worldwide then crossed into the six-yard field for Marmoush to show in.
Two minutes later, Maresca’s facet took the lead courtesy of the very same mixture, with Semenyo once more delivering for Marmoush, who made no mistake from shut vary.
Divin Mubama then squandered a terrific probability to increase Metropolis’s lead as the sport entered the ultimate 10 minutes.
The Premier League would finally discover a third, nevertheless, when Alt Nouri, who had moments earlier missed a very good alternative, completed properly into the underside nook after being picked out by Mubama.
