Man City's old vulnerabilities exposed in Al Hilal upset

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Al Hilal caused the biggest shock of the FIFA Club World Cup so far as they dumped out Manchester City on a dramatic night in Orlando.

The Saudi Pro League side won 4-3 in extra time at Camping World Stadium to eliminate one of the pre-tournament favourites and set up a quarterfinal tie with Fluminense on Friday.

City looked to be strolling through after a first half in which they created an opportunity to score with almost every attack. But the game flipped on its head in the second half and Al Hilal, missing key players Salem Al-Dawsari and Aleksandar Mitrovic through injury, eventually prevailed in a rollercoaster game thanks to Marcos Leonardo's…