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**Man City have not officially announced Enzo Maresca as Pep Guardiola’s replacement yet, but it is still believed that the Italian will be in the dugout for City’s first game of the 2026/27 season.**
The Premier League announced the fixture list on Friday morning, so City fans now know who they will face when the new campaign kicks off in August.
Maresca has one particularly difficult game in his first five, but there are certainly some winnable fixtures in there, too. But how do the matches stack up to City’s rivals?
Press the next page as we compare the Cityzens’ opening five games to Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool.
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