KYLE WALKER led Manchester City to victory — over the club that is vying to sign him this summer — and he did so while serving as captain.

The three-time champions want to maintain hold of the English star player, but Bayern Munich is optimistic that they will be able to bring him to Germany in the coming days.

 

James McAtee helped fire Manchester City to victory

 

Pep Guardiola decided to give him the captain’s armband for this match in Japan so that he could demonstrate that he is still very much a City player.

A late goal scored by defender Aymeric Laporte gave the former Spurs player the opportunity to add the Audi Football Summit trophy to his already extensive collection of accolades.

To add insult to injury, the defender is yet another player whose future with Etihad is uncertain, despite the fact that the new season will begin in little over two weeks.

In spite of rumors circulating in Germany to the contrary, Walker was given the captaincy of this team right from the beginning.

However, it was yet another man who has played for both clubs who came close to scoring the game’s first goal.

Leroy Sane, a former wide man for the City football club, smashed a free kick against the bar while Ederson was having trouble getting across.

But around halfway through the first half, Rico Lewis broke free down the right side of the field and set up Julian Alvarez for a shot that Yann Sommer was able to save.

However, the ball dropped perfectly for James McAtee, who was in close proximity, to push it across the goal line.

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The star player for England’s under-21 team shone brightly during a loan stint with Sheffield United, which resulted in the club’s promotion, but Guardiola wants to get a more in-depth look at him in the Far East.

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During the halftime break, both managers made a significant number of substitutions, with Thomas Tuchel replacing all 11 of Bayern’s players.

 

 

 

Guardiola made eight – with Walker having a rest but one of the replacements was Erling Haaland who scored twice in his first appearance of the season here on Sunday.

But the Norwegian hitman did not get much of a look-in – much to the disappointment of the 65000 crowd in the Japan National Stadium.

And inside the last 10 minutes, the Germans equalised as French teen Mathys Tel scrambled home a loose ball.

Joao Cancelo – who spent the second half of last season on loan at the Allianz Arena – saw a shot blocked as he looked for the winner.

But four minutes from time a shot from Phil Foden was only parried and Laporte was on hand to fire home.