Man City v Urawa Reds LIVE: Result and reaction from Club World Cup as City cruise into final

Back underway in Saudi Arabia. Hard to see Urawa getting back into this but you never know.

Here’s how Man City went ahead as Marius Hoibraten turned Matheus Nunes’s cross into his own net. Harsh on the doughty Japanese side

Right on the stroke of half-time, just as they appeared to have reached the break level, the reds fall behind. Relief for City and you’d fancy them to kick on from here.

Oh that’s unfortunate! Urawa don’t deserve that.

Nunes gets down the right and puts a low cross into the box that Hoibraten slides to try and defend but only sticks into his own net, past Nishikawa. Foden was lurking behind, ready to pounce, and the Norwegian felt he had to do something. Really unlucky.

45 mins: Man City may need to be aggressive in their set-up in the second half. It feels like Ake and Walker could definitely be further forward pushing Grealish and Nunes inside to give them more options.

Credit to Urawa Red Diamonds so far, they’ve been very disciplined in their low block and you’d still back City to break them down.

42 mins: Good defending by Hoibraten who stays with the bursting run of Kovacic to flick the ball out for a corner after some quickfire City passing on the edge of the box. Urawa have generally defended well so far and the sanctity of half-time is within sight now

38 mins: If it’s not clear by the way, Urawa have offered basically nothing going forward. A penalty shootout is their dream scenario.

Another relatively comfortable save for Nishikawa who falls forward to gather the ball. Kevin de Bruyne then appears on the big screen and gets huge cheers that reverberate around the stadium. Legend.

He could play in Friday’s final (should City get there), otherwise he’s expected to be back from injury for the festive Premier League fixtures. Would be huge for City.

36 mins: Another City corner as they up the ante. Short-corner routine, worked to Foden on the edge of the box who fizzes a left-footed effort to the bottom corner but Nishikawa again down well to his right to parry it wide with both hands. Solid save.

32 mins: Decent stop by Nishikawa, who has to be alert and stay big to tip Nunes’s shot over the bar as the Portuguese cuts in from the right channel and wraps his foot around a powerful shot. That’s the closest City have come. The corner is wasted though as Grealish can’t clear the first man.

Foden and Silva switching who is playing the false 9 position at the moment.