How to watch Chelsea vs Man City: Enzo Maresca faces former boss Pep Guardiola

Enzo Maresca will face his former boss Pep Guardiola as Chelsea take on Manchester City on Saturday evening.

Maresca was part of Guardiola’s coaching team before leaving for Leicester City last summer and they will now be up against each other on the touchline for the first time.

Chelsea host Man City on the opening weekend of the new Premier League campaign but, first, they will compete in Colombus, Ohio.

The Blues will be full of confidence after an excellent display against Club America on Wednesday, which they won 3-0.

The reigning Premier League champions will undoubtedly provide a much tougher test, though, so it will be very interesting to see how Maresca’s side fare.

The Chelsea Chronicle tells you everything you need to know about the upcoming match, such as the kick-off time, live stream and team news.

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Chelsea vs Man City Kick-Off Time

Chelsea vs Man City will kick off at 5:30 pm (EDT) – 10:30 pm (BST) – on Saturday, August 3rd.

The match will be played at Ohio Stadium – home to the Ohio State Buckeyes American football team – in Colombus, Ohio. The venue has a capacity of nearly 103,000.

Chelsea vs Man City Live Stream

Blues fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland will be able to watch Chelsea vs Man City live on the official Chelsea website and app. The broadcast for the game will start 30 minutes before kick-off.

The club will be charging a fee of £4.99 to do so, which has not gone down well with supporters.

Results in pre-season don’t bother me. It’s a new manager working out his team and testing what works (or in this case tonight, what doesn’t work).

But, what does bother me, is the Chelsea owners charging their own fans £4.99 to watch it.

– and more-fool the ones that buy it.

— Michael (@Getoffside) July 27, 2024

Chelsea vs Man City Team News

Enzo Maresca has now managed three pre-season friendlies and his methods are starting to become clearer.

Against Club America, the Chelsea boss opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Reece James and Malo Gusto, who suffered from cramps in the second half, as inverted full-backs.

Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile appear to be the first-choice centre-back partnership at the moment, while new signing Filip Jorgensen could replace Robert Sanchez in goal.

Romeo Lavia and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were excellent in midfield, though Enzo Fernandez is likely to be handed his first start of the tour against Man City.

Maresca could stick with the front four of Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Raheem Sterling and Marc Guiu unless he decides to give Mykhailo Mudryk – who he has been working with closely in training – another chance to impress.

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