City players will only report back for duty in Manchester on July 28, giving them the best part of four weeks to enjoy a rest before starting preparations for the Premier League campaign. They had also been allowed to take family out to the US with Guardiola keen to give everyone as much downtime as possible.

City beat Wydad Casablanca 2-0 in their Group G opener and followed that up with a 6-0 demolition of Al Ain. But by far the greatest statement of intent was Thursday’s 5-2 win over Serie A giants Juventus at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left to rue his side's inability to capitalize on a host of first-half chances as the Premier League side suffered a shock elimination from the Club World Cup against Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal on Monday.