Manchester City enters this year’s tournament looking to become the first club since Spanish superpower Real Madrid in 2018 to win back-to-back Club World Cups. Though they came short of winning a fifth straight English Premier League title, City has the talent to make a run in its second-ever CWC appearance.

After another transfer window of significant investment, Manchester City offer what could be the first view of the future of their club on Wednesday when their Club World Cup campaign kicks off against Wydad Casablanca in Philadelphia.

After a bad season by their lofty standards, with a scrap to finish in the top four and no trophies won, Pep Guardiola and Man City are seeing the Club World Cup as the start of a new campaign and new era.