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LIVE Updated 5m agoNiall McVeighTue 8 Sep 2026 14.10 EDTFirst published on Tue 8 Sep 2026 13.30 EDTShareKey events
Enzo Maresca chats to Amazon Prime before the match: “It’s a hard place to come, but we’re going to try our best … it’s the first game, it’s going to be a long run. We’ll see where we are in December and January.”
He’s asked about the pressure of following Pep Guardiola, but brushes it off. “I’m trying to do what I did at Leicester, at Chelsea, it’s nothing different.” On summer signings, he adds: “We have quality players, that means service for Erling [Haaland], movement between the lines.”
Porto (4-3-3): Diogo Costa (c); Alberto Costa, Perez, Kiwior, Fernandes; Rosario, Varela, Veiga; William, Andre Silva, Pepe.
Subs: Claudio Ramos, Joao Costa, Hwang, Sainz, Gimenez, Souza, Fofana, Silva, Moura, Teixeira, Cunha, Luis Gomes.
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias (c), Guehi, Gvardiol; Bouaddi, Fernandez; Semenyo, Cherki, Foden; Haaland.
Subs: Bettinelli, Rulli, Anderson, Kovacic, Ndiaye, Ait Nouri, Vitor Reis, Allan, Khusanov, McAidoo, Lewis.
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Pre-match reading from our man in Porto, Jamie Jackson.
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Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca era has got off to a decent start, with three wins from three in the Premier League. The Champions League will offer a sterner test than their domestic opposition so far, with PSG, Barcelona, Napoli and plenty more top-tier teams dropping into their autumn fixture list.
First up, though, is a September trip to Porto – nice for the fans, not so much for the City players. Also managed by a tactically cautious Italian in Francesco Farioli, the Portuguese champions also boast a 100% league record this season. With the Manchester derby up next, the hard work starts here for Maresca and his new-look City side.
Kick-off is 8pm (BST).
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