Gamechangers and guile - Man City trio justify £109million Pep Guardiola and Hugo Viana decision

Manchester City acted swiftly and decisvely in the transfer market this summer to ensure their new recruits could travel to the Club World Cup.

A trio of headline arrivals in Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Ait-Nouri arrived to the tune of more than £100million and after the opening two matches of the competition, all three have now got their first minutes in City colours under their belt.

Cherki and Reijnders began the opener against Wydad while Ait-Nouri sat that one out but played 90 minutes against Al Ain.

So what are the first impressions of the trio? We take a look.

It's amazing how quickly opinions can change. Cherki was the most exciting signing in world football when he made his France debut with an electric cameo off the bench against Spain earlier this month, and then matched Florian Wirtz as France played Germany despite costing a fraction of what Liverpool have paid for the Leverkusen star.

But one drab match against Wydad has seen Cherki instantly questioned by some desperate for their opinions to be heard. He wasn't great against the Moroccan side, looking like he wasn't on the same wavelength as his teammates and failing to produce any individual brilliance - but that is hardly a surprise for a player making their first appearance for a side as drilled as Guardiola's is.

The 21-year-old is still very young and has time on his side to settle in at City, where he won't be expected to be a matchwinner immediately. City are confident that as he is given the time to feel his way into the team and see where his best position is, he will improve; sporting director Hugo Viana believes he has the potential to become world-class at the Etihad.

Having effectively taken Jack Grealish's place in the squad,