Manchester City and Guardiola suffer a major blow: Al Hilal eliminates them in a thrilling Club World Cup match.

What a headache for Pep Guardiola . His Manchester City side bowed out of the Club World Cup in a surprising fashion, losing 4-3 to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal on Sunday.

Brazilian Marcos Leonardo, who scored a brace in Orlando, gave the Saudis the decisive lead in the 112th minute. Fluminense of Brazil awaits them in the quarterfinals, again in Orlando, in a match scheduled for Friday.

City only took the lead once: in the ninth minute, with a controversial goal from Bernardo Silva, which prompted a protest from Al Hilal players over an alleged handball that gave the Portuguese player an advantage.

At the start of the second half, the Arabs staged a comeback, supported by their Brazilian forwards. In the 46th minute, Marcos Leonardo tied the score at 1-1; and in the 52nd minute, Malcom scored, making it 2-1.

Erling Haaland tied the game 2-2 in the 55th minute and the match remained tied until the 90th minute, forcing extra time.

In the 112th minute, Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly won the aerial game and scored a historic goal: 2-3 for Al Hilal, a global upset and elimination of the 'Citizens'.

Saudi Arabian Al Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi applauded his players for their "historic" victory on Monday against

Manchester City 4-3 after extra time in the Club World Cup round of 16.

"I feel a great satisfaction. The players were brilliant, they played a historic match against a great opponent and they deserved it," the Italian coach told DAZN on the pitch at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. French center back Kalidou Koulibaly, who scored one of Al Hilal's two goals in extra time, said the win proves his team deserves to be among the elite in the quarterfinals of the world tournament.

"We wanted to show that Al Hilal has the talent and the power to be here," said the former Napoli and Chelsea player. "We knew it would be a very difficult match against one of the best teams in the world." "We played a very strong game defensively, and we took advantage of our opportunities offensively."