South China vs Manchester City July 24, 2013

Manchester City's clash against South China in the Barclays Asia Trophy has been delayed by 10 minutes because of heavy rain in Hong Kong.

The game will now be 40 minutes per half, with Blues fans hoping to gain a first glimpse of new signings Alvaro Negredo, Stevan Jovetic and Jesus Navas.

The Asia Trophy returns to Hong Kong after a gap of two years but in the absence of defending Champions Chelsea, the honour falls to Manchester City, Sunderland and Spurs to battle it out against home side South China. City have enjoyed some mixed results in pre-season so far but despite conceding home advantage, Manuel Pellegrini's side are red hot favourites to take the win and progress straight through to Saturday's final.

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he 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy will take place on 24 July and 27 July 2013, featuring Sunderland, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Hong Kong club South China.

The Asia Trophy is a friendly four-team pre-season tournament held in Asia every two years, and is contested by three Premier League football clubs and the home team.

Chelsea are the current holders after beating Aston Villa 2-0 in the 2011 final.

Manchester City v South China is the second semi-final of this year’s staging of the tournament.

While Manuel Pellegrini’s men should have too much quality for their opponents in this encounter, the locals will be more accustomed to the sweltering conditions, which could prove a factor given City are still undergoing their pre-season preparations.

Match coverage begins at 1pm on Sky Sports 1 this afternoon, kick-off 1.30pm.

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland is on Sky Sports 1 from 10.30am this morning.

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