About this episode

The episode discusses Manchester City's best starting XI following a summer overhaul, featuring insights from lifelong fan Mark Mulvaney.

What is Manchester City’s best XI now? Following a huge summer overhaul, Enzo Maresca has an incredibly deep squad to choose from, but which players will actually start? Lifelong City fan from the  ⁨@Noisypod⁩  Mark Mulvaney joins Steven McInerney for The City Social, a podcast brought to you by the Esteemed Kompany YouTube channel. Mulv and Steven discuss where Enzo Fernández fits, City’s strongest midfield, whether Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki can play together, the competition between City’s wingers, the biggest selection dilemmas and what Maresca’s most-used XI could look like this season. www.esteemedkompany.com 🔔 Subscribe for Man City videos: bit.ly/EsteemedKompany ✍️ Become a channel member: youtube.com/esteemedkompany/join 🤝 Support on Patreon: patreon.com/esteemedkompany Esteemed Kompany. Passionate, honest Manchester City coverage from a lifelong fan just talking about the club he loves. Join me for daily videos, podcasts, match reactions, previews, breaking news, analysis and more, built on over a decade of covering Manchester City Football Club. Hosted by lifelong City fan Steven McInerney. Subscribe today and join Blues from around the world. Cheers blues…

People in this episode

Host: Steven McInerney

Guest: Mark Mulvaney

Topics covered

• Manchester City
• soccer lineup
• player analysis
• midfield strength
• selection dilemmas

Keywords

• Manchester City
• best XI
• Enzo Maresca
• Phil Foden
• Rayan Cherki
• midfield
• soccer

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Organizations: Esteemed Kompany, Noisypod, Patreon, YouTube

Places: Manchester City

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