Enzo Maresca: Succeeding Pep Guardiola at Man City is 'ultimate test' for Italian boss at club who 'will only accept winning'

Gary Neville has labelled Enzo Maresca's job of succeeding Pep Guardiola at Manchester City as the "ultimate test" - because the club will accept "nothing less than winning" from the new manager.

Maresca faces the prospect of following on from one of the most successful managers in English football history, Guardiola, who won 20 major trophies, including six Premier League titles, during his 10-year spell at the Etihad Stadium.

The Italian is no stranger to those demands after spending a year as one of Guardiola's assistants during City's treble-winning season in 2022/23.

He is also no stranger to lifting silverware himself, after leading Chelsea to success in the Conference League and Club World Cup during his one full season in charge at Stamford Bridge - but he will face a whole different weight of expectation as he returns to the north west as a manager for the first time.