Life without Pep Guardiola looks bleak for Manchester City if the Community Shield was anything to go by, but Enzo Maresca can take solace in knowing that the annual unofficial curtain raiser is rarely an indicator of things to come.
However, Arsenal’s 3–0 walkover in Cardiff laid bare the size of the job at Maresca’s disposal. The Italian has the task of succeeding a genius at the Etihad Stadium, inheriting a roster that has changed rather drastically over the past 18 months.
