Enzo Maresca knows he will be judged quickly as Man City boss ahead of Inter friendly

[p]The Italian formally took over last month following the departure of the legendary Catalan, who steered the club to 20 trophies during a supremely successful decade at the Etihad Stadium.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maresca-enzo/nJsvYDRG/"]Maresca[/a] will lead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] out for the first time in a pre-season friendly against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] in Hong Kong on Saturday.[/p][p][b]"We're going to be judged, always -- not just tomorrow," the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a] boss said at a news conference.[/b][/p][p][b]"We started 10 days ago, all together, we are introducing some new concepts, so it's also important tomorrow to see something.[/b][/p][p][b]"I don't believe in copy and paste. I think every manager (is) different... so it's my target, my duty, to try to introduce some new ideas."[/b][/p][embed guid="dc32a7c2-6d28-4ece-a040-ef1c5773edec" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2082760936318751223" social-type="twitter" /][p]Several of City's World Cup stars have not travelled with the squad to Hong Kong, the first stop on an Asia tour that will also include two games in Seoul.[/p][p]Among them are striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] -- last season's Premier League top scorer -- and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a], who captained Spain to World Cup victory this month.[/p][p]The midfielder is recovering from minor back surgery and has been rumoured to be a transfer target for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a].[/p][p][b]Maresca dismissed the links as "speculation" and said he and the club hierarchy had not had "any conversations just focused on Rodri".[/b][/p][p][b]"The main focus for him when the season finished was the World Cup. Now he is enjoying some rest.[/b][/p][p][b]"Every manager in the world wants Rodri because he's a top player, so it's important for me, for the club, for everyone, but now he needs his holiday."[/b][/p][embed guid="a27b53b8-9f9b-427f-8d4f-945ed58953fd" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2082830436305121364" social-type="twitter" /][p]Inter announced the signing on Thursday of former City defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stones-john/SlLxn4xl/"]John Stones[/a] on a two-year deal.[/p][p]The 32-year-old left the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester club[/a] when his contract expired at the end of last month, and helped England to a third-placed finish at the World Cup.[/p][p][b]"For us, having the possibility to get John Stones (as) a free agent, it's important," Inter head coach Cristian Chivu said on Friday.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's important for the quality he brings, it's important for the personality, for the charisma he has, for the experience that he has shown.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's one defender added to our group of defenders who will definitely improve the department."[/b][/p]