Antoine Semenyo was the standout performer, capping a superb display with both assists for Omar Marmoush as we fought back from going a goal down.
His replacement Rayan Ait-Nouri wrapped up the win while Savinho was also a big threat on the opposite flank.
The threat from wingers has been one of the most noticeable aspects of the tour with Semenyo claiming four assists in our three games in Hong Kong and South Korea.
“Overall, [today was] a very good test against one of the best teams in Europe,” Maresca said after the game.
“Credit to the players for the effort they have done. From tomorrow pre-season is finished and the real business starts.
“I think [wingers] can play well, but the end product is the most important thing.
“l think the first half was a bit unfair - we created four, five chances. But the difference was inside the box. We didn’t score. The big difference was there.
“But for sure you need a player out wide who can create unbalance, especially when they go one v one.”
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City created chances in the first half without being able to finish them.
Maresca said the message was clear at half-time that those opportunities have to be taken.
“We could not create the amount of situations we did and not finish the action,” he added.
“There we need to be clinical - it’s something we need to improve.
“Slowly we are getting there and with Erling [Haaland] we can be even more dangerous.
“Today Omar scored twice - this is a boost - and yes I am happy with that.”
The Italian has been happy with his first three games in charge with the players already implementing the style of football he wants.
“I’m very happy. Especially because the players since we started have been open-minded,” he added.
“They want to understand and want to learn why we do things.
“I know that when you join a new club you try to install new patterns or different ideas, the most important thing is we are getting better.
“But the path is a huge path to improve things. But I can see we are trying what we do in training, and we are getting better at that.”
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