'Foden, Donnarumma, Dias Start' Man City Unveils Best Lineup... 'Lee Dong-gyeong Starts, Lee Seung-woo on Bench' Team K-League Faces Off [Sangam Field]

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"The best lineup will clash from the start of the match." Manchester City (England), facing Team K-League, will field its core players in the starting lineup.

"Team K-League will face Man City at 8 p.m. on the 5th at Seoul World Cup Stadium for the first leg of the 2026 Coupang Play Series."

Under head coach Jeong Jeong-yong, Team K-League will deploy Yago and Lee Dong-gyeong (both from Ulsan HD) up front; Kim Dae-won (Gangwon), Mateus (Anyang), Kim Bong-soo (Daejeon Hana Citizen), and Park Tae-jun (Kim Cheon (SVP)) in midfield. A Jeong-won (Pohang Steelers), Lee Gi-hyeok (Gangwon), Yazan (FC Seoul), and Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon) will form the back four, with Song Beom-geun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) in goal.

Ki Sung-yueng (Seoul), Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk), and Mugoza (Incheon United) are on standby from the bench.

Man City has unveiled its best lineup. Phil Foden and Antoine Semenyo will play on both wings, with Divin Mubama leading the attack. Mateo Kovacic and Tiani Linders will anchor midfield, while Rayan Ait-Nouri, Abdoukader Kone, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, and Rico Lewis are named in the starting XI. Gianluigi Donnarumma will guard the goal.

Mateus Nunes, Savio, and Nico Gonzalez are included on the substitute bench.

Under new manager Enzo Maresca, Man City chose Korea for its pre-season tour. After playing Team K-League today, they will face Atletico Madrid (Spain) at 8 p.m. on the 9th at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the second leg of the 2026 Coupang Play Series.

In the 2025–2026 season under Pep Guardiola, Man City recorded 38 matches with 23 wins, 9 draws, and 6 losses, accumulating 78 points and finishing second in the English Premier League (EPL).

During Guardiola's tenure, Man City won six EPL titles, one UEFA Champions League (UCL), three FA Cups, five EFL Cups, and one UEFA Super Cup.

After maintaining Guardiola's system for 10 seasons, Man City appointed former Chelsea manager Maresca, who served as first-team coach, as its new head coach to begin preparations for the 2026–2027 season.

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