Enzo Maresca has all of his pieces in place at Manchester City

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14 July 2026

In just over a month, Enzo Maresca will take charge of his first official match

as the manager

Manchester City

City

take on Arsenal in the

FA Community Shield

at the Principality Stadium on Sunday, August 16, following their preseason tour of Asia. Ahead of that match and the beginning of his first preseason as Manchester City’s manager, Enzo Maresca now has his coaching staff all in place. All of the pieces needed for Maresca to begin a new era at

are now in place.

Last week,

confirmed the coaches

that will join the club as members of Enzo Maresca’s backroom staff. Roberto Vitiello, Willy Caballero, Danny Walker, Michele De Bernardin, Marcos Alvarez, Denis Silva and Javier Molina have all joined the club. The only two coaches remaining from Pep Guardiola’s staff will be set-piece coach James French and goalkeeping coach Richard Wright. Each member of Enzo Maresca’s coaching staff has worked with him previously, which will help Maresca begin his tenure as

manager with staff that he knows well.

With his coaching staff in place, Enzo Maresca now has all of the tools he needs in place to begin his time as

manager. Maresca will be surrounded by coaches that he has worked with previously. This should aid Maresca in quickly getting his philosophy across to the

squad, which will hopefully accelerate the bedding in process that Maresca will face with his new team.

With Enzo Maresca bringing in an entirely new group of coaches, there is a fresh feel to

. They are embarking on a new era, one without Pep Guardiola at the helm. Maresca will only have two of Pep Guardiola’s staff at the club, which does allow him clean air in which to work. This can only be a positive for Enzo Maresca. While Pep Guardiola’s presence will forever loom over

, Maresca will have a team in place to help him get his ideas across.

Manchester

have confirmed the coaches that will work with Enzo Maresca. All of the pieces are now in place for the Italian manager to get to work as the 2026-27 season looms around the corner.

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