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Guardiola provides a glimpse of his tactical tweaks ahead of Premier League title defence and Man City's intensity suffers in stifling heat... THINGS WE LEARNED from their 2-1 loss to Atletico

Manchester City surrendered their unbeaten pre-season record with a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Memphis Depay and Yannick Carrasco came on in the second half and scored to shock City, who pulled one back in the dying minutes through Ruben Dias' header.

An entertaining, end-to-end match saw the teams enter half-time at 0-0, but it was Atletico's second-half changes which proved superior as Pep Guardiola's second string struggled to find their rhythm.

The Sky Blues created plenty of chances and that will be an encouraging takeaway. On the back of wins over Yokahama Marinos and Bayern Munich, City's tour of Asia has proven a success, both in a footballing and commercial sense, but this loss dampens the mood.