How do you guys judge Man City's yesterday's performance against Saudi Al-Hilal, when the Citizens unexpectedly dropped out of the FIFA Club World Cup after losing 4-3?
I'm not going to lie, this is not the result I was expecting. The City did perfectly in the group stage (winning 3 out of 3) and I believed they are level above and would not have any problems going through to the quarter-finals.
I'm not sure if I underestimated Al-Hilal, or overestimated Man City. Either way, losing 4 goals in a game is a clear indicator of something not working as it should in the defense. They did dominate in both ball possession and shots on goal, but they still allowed Al-Hilal to make 17 shots with 6 on target, which is quite a lot.

I hear that Guardiola acknowledged the problem, so hopefully he will work towards fixing it before the season starts. But it's a shame they dropped out so early being one of the favourites.