Although they began their pre-season tour of Australia on a high note by beating two local sides, things quickly turned sour for Manchester City once the International Champions Cup began. In a match-up between the runners up of the Premier League and Serie A, it was the Citizens who were eventually able to emerge victorious after holding their nerve in a tense penalty-kick shootout. However, when paired with Real Madrid, they were brought crashing back down to Earth after suffering a 4-1 humiliation.
Manuel Pellegrini's men were able to take out their frustrations as they easily cruised to a 8-1 win over the Vietnamese national team, but given the gulf in class between the two sides, the result was not surprising. Now in their final match of their pre-season before facing off against West Brom on August 10th, the Sky Blues will try their luck against Stuttgart, a team who will be keen on testing their mettle against one of the strongest teams from England.
New signing Raheem Sterling has taken like a duck to water since making his debut in a Manchester City shirt against Roma, scoring within the first three minutes. The ex-Liverpool attacker, whose protracted transfer battle enraged Reds fans also grabbed a brace against Vietnam and could likely be deployed in some capacity against Stuttgart this weekend. Manchester City supporters will certainly hope that the young English international will enjoy the same golden touch in front of goal once the actual Premier League season kicks off nine days after this friendly.
Interestingly, whilst Manchester City have had their ups and downs during their pre-season campaign, the hosts have put in solid performances and have enjoyed positive results in their last five friendly matches. Save for a loss to Swiss outfit Young Boys last month, Alexander Zoringer's side have continued in the same rich vein of form that helped them evade relegation last term. After finishing in 14th, just one point ahead of Hamburg, who had to endure a tricky play-off to avoid the drop themselves, die Schwaben will surely relish the opportunity to take on tough opposition to further hone their skills ahead of what could be a tricky Bundesliga season.
Both teams will be coming into this match having won their last game. Will Manchester City wrap up their pre-season tour with a victory? Or will Stuttgart, a side that never gave up despite facing relegation, pull off an upset in front of their home fans?
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