{
  "id": 19150798,
  "title": "Enzo Maresca aims to kick-start Manchester City season after run of defeats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/enzo-maresca-aims-to-kick-start-manchester-city-season-after-run-of-19150798",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:48:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/11/09/enzo-maresca-aims-to-kick-start-manchester-city-season-after-run-of-defeats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enzo Maresca, Manchester City's manager, faces a challenging situation as he enters his second international break. His squad, freshly assembled at great cost, is marked by uncertainty regarding whether it can be a Premier League title contender or merely a work in progress. The answer may become clearer in eight days when City face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Since the November 21 restart, City have won their first seven Premier League games under Maresca, a feat surpassing the previous record set by Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. However, three successive defeats have raised questions about the team's current form. Maresca acknowledges the need for balance, noting that while his team has won seven games in a row, they have also lost three in a row. He plans to use the international break to analyze areas for improvement and start afresh. This is a far cry from City's opening months under Maresca, when they won seven consecutive Premier League matches, the longest unbeaten streak in the club's history. Despite recent struggles, Maresca's start to the season has been better than that of all but Guardiola's during the Abu Dhabi ownership era.",
  "summary": "Enzo Maresca enters his second international break as manager of Manchester City with as many questions as answers hovering over his expensively assembled squad. Chief among those enquiries is whether his new-look team is a genuine Premier League title contender or merely a work in progress destined to find itself in a scrap with the pack that is currently chasing champions Arsenal. The answer…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}