Enzo Maresca will take charge of Manchester City for the first time this afternoon as the club face Inter Milan in their first pre-season friendly of the summer at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Sports Park.
The World Cup has left City with a youthful squad for the Asia tour, but Gianluigi Donnarumma, Phil Foden and Antoine Semenyo are among the first-team players available for Maresca's debut. Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes and Omar Marmoush are arriving in Asia this morning but will join too late to feature.
Team news and absentees
This week, John Stones joined Inter on a two-year deal after leaving City at the end of the season. Inter also completed the permanent signing of Manuel Akanji after the centre-back spent last year on loan at the San Siro. Neither man will play today as they continue their post-World Cup breaks.
Confirmed squads
City's travelling squad:
- Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jack Wint, Max Chabot
- Defenders: Rayan Ait-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Kaden Braithwaite, Max Alleyne, Rico Lewis, Matty Henderson-Hall, Stephen Mfuni
- Midfielders: Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Kovacic, Nico Gonzalez, Claudio Echeverri, Floyd Samba, Jaden Heskey, Xavier Parker
- Forwards: Savinho, Jeremy Monga, Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden, Ryan McAidoo, Divine Mukasa, Divin Mubama, Mahamadou Sangare
Inter's squad for the match:
- Josep Martinez, Ivan Provedel, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alessandro Bastoni, Yann Bisseck, Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto, Federico Dimarco, Luis Henrique, Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Piotr Zielinski, Hakan Calhanoglu, Petar Sucic, Andy Diouf, Davide Frattesi, Aleksandar Stankovic, Francesco Pio Esposito, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Matteo Farronato, Kouadio Yvan Maye, Leonardo Bovio, Mattia Marello, Luka Topalovic, Matteo Lavelli, Mattia Mosconi, Jamal Iddrissou
How to watch and kick-off
Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30pm UK time at Kai Tak Stadium as part of the Hong Kong Football Festival. The match will not be shown on traditional UK television channels such as Sky Sports or TNT Sports.
A new era for City
Manchester City are about to enter a new era ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. Their squad looks very different to the one that lost to Aston Villa on the final day of the season in May, with Bernardo, Stones and Guardiola having departed the Etihad Stadium. Maresca has since succeeded the legendary head coach, and all eyes will be on him this afternoon as he leads out City for the first time.
Today's starting line-up is guaranteed to be different to the one that faces Arsenal in Cardiff in two weeks' time. A number of senior players are still on their post-World Cup breaks, so fans can expect to see a mixture of first-team and youth players today.
