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By Grey Whitebloom Manchester City face Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday evening. The treble winners have never come up against Urawa but Pep Guardiola has a history with the manager of the Japanese outfit. Polish boss Maciej Skorza has the unique distinction of inflicting the first defeat of Guardiola’s managerial career at senior level. After one season in Spain’s third tier with Barcelona B, a 37-year-old Guardiola took charge of the Catalan giants in the summer of 2008. Guardiola’s debut in the Camp Nou dugout was a 4-0 win in a Cha…

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