Manchester City preview: Five key questions heading into 2026-27 season

For the first ⁠time in a decade, Manchester ⁠City head into a season without manager Pep Guardiola on the touchline.The Spaniard’s departure closes the most successful chapter in the club’s history, a period that delivered six Premier League titles, a Champions League crown and ⁠transformed City into the dominant force in English football.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4PSG forced to move opening league match as heatwave in France damages pitchlist 2 of 4Premier League form guide: Ranking the title contenders for 2026-27 seasonlist 3 of 4Diego Maradona’s doctors missed renal red flag, Argentinian court toldlist 4 of 4Musiala collapses for Bayern again as ‘neurological disorder’ diagnosedend of listHis successor, Enzo Maresca, inherits a squad led by Norway striker Erling Haaland and packed with elite talent, but faces the formidable challenge of following a legendary manager.As City kick off their league campaign at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, here are the five biggest questions for the new season.How does Maresca succeed Guardiola?Maresca inherits a club that has been shaped entirely around one manager’s philosophy for a decade. Pundits have already drawn comparis...