Overview
- Enzo Maresca confirmed late Saturday that Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland will be two of Manchester City’s four captains for the coming season.
- Maresca says he routinely calls the captain to the bench for tactical instructions after goals, a practice that makes a prolific scorer like Haaland less practical as the main on‑field captain and puts Dias in pole position.
- The manager will name the two remaining members after the summer transfer window closes, and departures such as Bernardo Silva’s move to Real Madrid and reported interest in Rodri from Barcelona could change the final choices.
- Maresca listed internal options including Phil Foden, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi, Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol, and he has signalled squad planning moves such as using new signing Elliot Anderson as a holding midfielder and keeping teen winger Ryan McAidoo.
- The leadership structure will shape match‑day routines and player roles at the Etihad, and the final picks will signal how Maresca intends to balance tactical demands, transfer activity and development of younger squad members.