Enzo Maresca’s first Manchester City starting lineup is confirmed ahead of Inter Milan friendly | OneFootball

Manchester City will ramp up their preparations for the 2026-27 season today when they take on Inter Milan in their first preseason friendly at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. Today’s match is Enzo Maresca’s first as the manager of Manchester City. It will be interesting to see how today’s match unfolds and if there are any noticeable changes to how City play under Maresca. This does seem unlikely given that Enzo Maresca has only had just under two weeks with his team. But it is worth keeping an eye out for nonetheless.

Enzo Maresca has named a strong starting eleven for his first starting lineup as Manchester City manager. Maresca’s lineup is loaded with experienced and senior players, which should establish a firm foundation for his team to attack today’s match. Rico Lewis starts at right-back and it will be interesting to see if he plays as an inverted right-back in today’s match. Stephen Mfuni looks set to start at left-back and will be fascinating to see how he goes in the role.

Up front, Enzo Maresca has given the nod to Savinho, Antoine Semenyo and young striker Divin Mubama. It will be interesting to see how Mubama performs in an experienced Manchester City lineup. Phil Foden is Manchester City’s captain for today’s match.

Here are both teams’ starting lineups and substitutes for today’s friendly at the Kai Tak Stadium.

Manchester City.

Starting lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Josko Gvardiol, Stephen Mfuni, Mateo Kovacic, Tijjani Reijnders, Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden (C), Savinho, Divin Mubama.

Inter Milan.