Enzo Maresca is reportedly lined up to replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Is he the right appointment? - asking for a friend

[EarlyBird]

Reports from The Athletic and talkSPORT this morning say Maresca is set to succeed Guardiola after the final Premier League game on Sunday. He previously worked under Guardiola at City as assistant, won the Championship with Leicester, and won the Conference League and Club World Cup with Chelsea before leaving in January after tensions with ownership. He knows the City system inside out.

Is Maresca the right man or is this settling for familiarity?

[PlanetOftheApes]

The case for Maresca is strong. He has won at every level, he built the system with Guardiola, he knows the players and the club. This is not a panic appointment

[Omega]

The case against is that Chelsea's second half of the season after he left was terrible and that is at least partly on him for the manner of his departure. Burning bridges at Stamford Bridge to manoeuvre into City is a red flag

[NeonPilot]

Every manager who took over from a legend has struggled initially. Post-Fergie United is the cautionary tale everyone will cite. The pressure on Maresca is extraordinary

[Fan22]

He is tactically aligned with what City already do. A dramatic reset in style would have been the bigger risk. Continuity of football philosophy is the correct priority

[MurkyInlet]

Chelsea will claim compensation for Maresca since he resigned. City will have to pay Stamford Bridge to appoint someone they already took from City. The irony writes itself

[Cheugy89]

The question is always whether someone who learned under greatness can generate their own. Guardiola's assistants have mixed records when they go it alone

[Merchant89]

Foden, Haaland, De Bruyne's potential successor. The squad is still excellent. Whoever comes in has the tools. The manager matters less when the infrastructure is that good

[QuantumLeap96]

Kompany at Bayern is the comparison everyone should be making. Former City player, understands the culture, succeeding in a completely different environment. Maresca could go either way

[Louise84]

City fans have had ten years of the best manager in the world. The bar they carry into the Maresca era is unfair to any successor and they know it

[Brittle Ronan]

I'd rather have alonso than maresca