Manchester City ends pre-season with a tough defeat

In Australia, Manchester City lost 4-1 against Real Madrid, although the result did not worry Manuel Pellegrini.

"We knew before the game that it was difficult against a team with such good forwards without Mangala, Kompany, and Demichelis. In addition, we have other players missing like Bony, Agüero, Fernandinho, and Zabaleta," said the coach after the match.

Pellegrini also added, "Mangala was sick this morning and couldn't play, and Kompany will be a father again, so he is not here. I'm not worried because many players were missing and others arrived late, so they have only trained for five days."

Regarding what he takes away from this process, Pellegrini pointed out that "it is important to work hard in pre-season, and it is good to play against important teams, but you can't worry about winning or losing at this stage."

Manchester City will now travel to Vietnam to continue their preparation for the 2015-16 season.