Maresca is following in Guardiola's footsteps

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca followed in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola, leading his team to their sixth consecutive Premier League victory with a 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday evening in Matchday 6. City have a perfect record in their first six games of the season, accumulating 18 points and taking sole possession of the top spot in the Premier League table, while Liverpool remain on nine points in ninth place . According to statistics published by the account "Stats du Foot ," this is only the third time in Manchester City's history that they have won their first six league matches, having previously achieved the same feat in the 2016-17 and 2023-24 seasons under Guardiola . Maresca thus replicated Guardiola's achievement in his first season with Manchester City in 2016-17, before Guardiola repeated the feat in the 2023-24 season, giving the Italian manager a remarkable start to his tenure with the club . The victory over Liverpool came despite the latter entering the match undefeated in their first five games, having won two and drawn three . The turning point came in the 62nd minute when Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was sent off. Manchester City capitalized on their numerical advantage, with Erling Haaland opening the scoring three minutes later. Jeremy Doku added a second three minutes after that, and Rayan Cherki completed the scoring in the 78th minute . This victory gives Maresca a strong start in his tenure with Manchester City, who turned to the Italian coach, the former Chelsea manager, following Guardiola's departure at the end of last season.