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Riyad Mahrez is his silky self after scoring sublime free-kick, Man City's second will get Pep Guardiola's seal of approval... while the club's DNA is on full show after strong outing from the youth: FIVE things we learned from the 2-0 win over Preston

For Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's pre-season friendly against Preston was all about building up match fitness for his players ahead of the Community Shield curtain-raiser against Leicester on August 7.

But Guardiola also will have been quietly delighted by what he saw from a City team that consisted of a mix of senior stars and youngsters looking to prove their worth ahead of the 2021-22 Premier League campaign.

Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring for City with an exquisite free-kick in the first half before City youngsters James McAtee and Samuel Edozie brilliantly combined to seal a routine 2-0 victory.