Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off reports he had fallen out with manager Rafa Benitez to score as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 4-1 in Melbourne.
The Portuguese, who scored 61 goals for Real last season, struck and played for 64 minutes as Real dominated against the Premier League runners-up to secure a first win under Benitez.
Karim Benzema, Pepe and substitute Denis Cheryshev also found the net for the 2014 European champions as Benitez fielded a very strong side, with perhaps only James Rodriguez missing from his preferred team.
Watched on by a crowd of 99,382 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Real earned victory in the Australian group of the International Champions Cup, which also involved Roma.
Real's first game under former Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter and Napoli manager Benitez had been a 0-0 draw with Roma and Benzema scored their opening goal under the Spaniard.
MATCH SHOT: @YayaToure tucks home City's penalty just before half time. #ICCMELB #mcfc pic.twitter.com/hCaXPkA4DC
- Manchester City FC (@MCFC) July 24, 2015
They scored twice in four minutes midway through the opening half when the Frenchman hooked in a volley from Gareth Bale's cross and Toni Kroos played a pass over the Real defence for Ronaldo.
Joe Hart got a hand to the reigning World Player of the Year's shot but was unable to prevent it from crossing the line.
Pepe then headed in Isco's 44th-minute corner as City failed to pick up either of the Real centre-backs from a set-piece.
City were fortunate to reduce the deficit in first-half injury time when they were awarded a penalty for a handball by Sergio Ramos, albeit one that was clearly outside the 18-yard area, and Yaya Toure sent Keylor Navas the wrong way as he converted.
After Ronaldo went off amid a series of substitutions, Cheryshev added a fourth with a tap-in from Isco's cross.
City gave Fabian Delph a debut after his £8 million move from Aston Villa but the England international, who played on the left of the midfield but only lasted 20 minutes before he was injured in a challenge with Luka Modric and was replaced by Jesus Navas.
Final: Manchester City 1 - 4 Real Madrid (Yaya Touré 45+4 (P) / Benzema 21', Cristiano 25', Pepe 44, Cheryshev 73') pic.twitter.com/k8jOvtQkAc
- Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) July 24, 2015
Their other major summer signing, the £49 million buy Raheem Sterling, made his second appearance for his new club.
Sterling, who had begun on the left wing in the 2-2 draw against Roma, started as a striker, a role he played for Liverpool last season as City were again without Sergio Aguero and Wilfried Bony.
The Roma target Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic, who is wanted by Inter Milan, were both substitutes but the Bosnian was brought on for his first appearance of preseason.
Patrick Roberts, the teenage forward who was signed from Fulham for an initial £5 million, made his City bow as a late replacement for Navas.
City were without captain Vincent Kompany, who had flown back to England to attend the birth of his third child.
In his absence, Pellegrini left Eliaquim Mangala on the bench and picked the inexperienced pair of Jason Denayer and 16-year-old Cameron Humphreys in the centre of the defence.
