What next season could look like under Maresca

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In the final part of Wednesday's Q&A, Manchester City Shamoon Hafez focuses on who might be in Enzo Maresca's starting XI and if much will change overall all under the new boss.
Youssef asked: Apart from Elliott Anderson in place of Bernardo Silva, do you think Maresca will stick to Pep Guardiola's usual starting XI of Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly, Rodri, Silva, Cherki, Semenyo, Doku, Haaland?
Shamoon: City are in the market for a new right-back so could Matheus Nunes become Malo Gusto? Will Abdukodir Khusanov keep his place in the side or will Maresca opt for the experience of Ruben Dias or Josko Gvardiol?
Reports say Rodri might miss the start of the season to have surgery after the World Cup, so could that be Ayyoub Bouaddi, who City are very interested in signing?
The remainder of the team picks itself. Those players have nailed down their places in the squad and are likely to do so again in the new season.

Neil asked: Do you think much will change under new manager Maresca?
Shamoon: Why would he need to? Maresca's message to the troops will probably be, "carry on what you were all doing under Guardiola and we will be successful".
When the deal to appoint him was made official, City sources told me Maresca was brought in to "continue Pep's legacy" as someone who has a similar style of play and knows the club having worked there previously.
Obviously Maresca needs to put his own stamp on the club, but he is unlikely to rip up the script and start it all over again.
Scroll down to read the first two parts of Shamoon's Q&A.
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