Manchester City have made a decent start to the defence of their Club World Cup crown and can book a place in the knockout stages by making it two wins from two in Group G when they take on Al Ain.
Pep Guardiola's side had a pretty stress-free start with a 2-0 win over Wydad Casabalanca, although they could have done without Rico Lewis picking up a red card just a few minutes before full-time.
Our man Adam thought the Premier League giants would rack up the goals in that game but they took their foot of the gas after leading 2-0 by half-time.
City were heavy favourites to top the section before a ball was kicked and it looks like their final game with Juventus will be a decider.
Al Ain lost 5-0 to Juve in their opener, bringing up two bets for the Betting Desk, and it would be a major surprise if they took anything from this clash with Guardiola's star-studded side.
Although they are by far the most successful club in the UAE, Al Ain headed to America on a downer after finishing just fifth in their domestic campaign. So they will have to up their game dramatically if they're to shock the Club World Cup champions.
How the bookies view it: No stopping City
City were a tiny price against Wydad and it's the same here, with Guardiola' side just 1/14 at BoyleSports. Al Ain are 28/1 outsiders and the draw pays 13/2.
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Head to head: History in the making
These sides have never faced off before, with City's only previous appearance at this tournament coming two years ago when they lifted the trophy. Al Ain have also graced the Club World Cup just once before but they went all the way to the final in 2018 before losing 4-1 to Real Madrid.
Players to watch: Foden hungry for more
Phil Foden was the star turn for Guardiola's side on Wednesday, with a goal and an assist against Wydad. The playmaker is pretty fresh for this tournament after struggling to nail down a starting slot in the domestic campaign and is 11/10 at BoyleSports for another goal here.
Midfielder Alejandro Romero could be a good long-odds option for an Al-Ain goal. He provided six strikes and nine assists in the league season and is 11/1 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
Erling Haaland surprisingly started on the bench for City against Wydad, which frustrated us after we backed him to score twice in Wednesday's football tips. The Norwegian should be unleashed from the off here and Guardiola will probably make a few changes, with Lewis missing out through suspension.
Al Ain should be along similar lines to the clash with Juventus and winger Mateo Sanabria remains out with an ankle injury.
Manchester City: Ederson, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Gonzales, Reijnders, Foden, Marmoush, Savinho, Haaland.
Al Ain: Patricio, Kouame, Yong-Woo, Rabia, Erik, Palacios, Romero, Nader, Traore, Rahimi, Chadli.
Anything else catch the eye?
This game could be similar to City's clash with Wydad, although Al Ain will be on a major downer after such a heavy defeat by Juventus. Guardiola is still trying to bed in new players and I'm expecting a response from Al Ain so that makes a City win with under 3.5 goals appealing at 11/10 with BoyleSports.
Manchester City's opener produced 13 corners, with nine of them going to Guardiola's side. Al Ain could sit back in the early stages so I like the 11/10 on offer at Bet365 for over five first-half corners.
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