Maresca matches Guardiola’s best start with City and targets a Premier League record

Maresca has matched Guardiola’s best start with City in the Premier League. After the 3-0 win at Anfield against Liverpool, the team’s league run stands at six consecutive victories, level with the streaks Guardiola achieved in the 2016-17 and 2023-24 seasons.

City’s perfect start has followed a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield, which raised doubts among the Manchester team’s supporters. Its Premier League results have since taken it to the top of the table, three points clear of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta’s team. City have 18 points from 18 and continue to beat their opponents on the pitch despite a judicial controversy.

The next step could be historic. If they beat Ipswich Town in the next round, Maresca would become the first manager to win seven consecutive matches after the start of the league. Enzo could also set a new mark by winning at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, October 17.

Until now, Guardiola had achieved this feat twice. Carlo Ancelotti with Chelsea and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after taking charge at Manchester United in December 2018 had also done so.