Stevan Jovetic and Edin Dzeko found the net to fire Manchester City to a 2-0 friendly victory over Hamburg in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
The Premier League champions found their German opponents difficult to break down in the first half, but took the lead five minutes after the interval - Jovetic converting from close range.
Only Milner and Fernando were retained from City's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, with teenager Brandon Barker given a first-team chance.
An early opportunity for Jovetic was hit straight at goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny, but City were in control for long spells of the opening period.
Manuel Pellegrini was given a scare midway through the first half, when Frank Lampard - who had received treatment during the warm-up - was forced to leave the field with an injury.
The introduction of youngster George Evans for the second half bore fruit shortly after the restart when he provided the ball over the top that led to Jovetic's opener.
Artjoms Rudnev hit the crossbar late on for Hamburg, but they were unable to find a way past City goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
