Delph Injured On City Debut

Fabian Delph's Manchester City debut ended with a suspected hamstring injury as Real Madrid claimed a 4-1 victory in the International Champions Cup game in Melbourne.

The 25-year-old midfielder, who signed from Aston Villa after making a U-turn over his switch to City last week, lasted less than 20 minutes after a tussle with Luka Modric resulted in him being carried from the pitch on a stretcher. City will now face an anxious wait to determine the severity of Delph's injury, with their opening Barclays Premier League match against West Brom just over two weeks away.

Moments after Delph had been replaced by Jesus Navas, Real added insult to injury as an incisive move resulted in Karim Benzema volleying the opening goal past City goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Cristiano Ronaldo added the second shortly after before Pepe made it three from a header.

Yaya Toure pulled one back for City in first-half stoppage time from the

penalty spot but Real winger Denis Cheryshev added Real's fourth with 15 minutes to go and Manuel Pellegrini's side never looked like launching a comeback.