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The boss addressed the media on Friday afternoon, ahead of our first Premier League game of 2026/27.
A full video and written recap of the press conference will be available on mancity.com and the Official Man City App shortly.
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Maresca will lead City out at the Etihad Stadium for the first time on Sunday 23 August, with kick-off set for 14:00 (UK), with excitement building ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League.
With it being Marco Rose’s first game in charge of the Cherries, there is an element of the unknown when we host the south coast outfit.
It all points to a thrilling opening weekend in which the English top-flight returns to our calendars!
You can hear Maresca’s thoughts via the video above from 13:30 (UK)...