Manchester City's new beginning arrives amid an unfamiliar sense of uncertainty. Bournemouth visit the Etihad Stadium today for Enzo Maresca's first Premier League match in charge, only a week after ***** nal exposed the scale of his rebuilding task.
The 3-0 Community Shield defeat in Cardiff was emphatic enough to strip away any illusion that this transition will be painless. City were too open through midfield, occasionally disjointed in defence and unable to establish the control that once defined them.
Bournemouth should offer a different examination, but they are unlikely to arrive merely to admire their surroundings. Having finished sixth last season, the visitors have earned the right to be regarded as more than accommodating opening-day opponents.
Maresca's immediate problem concerns Jeremy Doku. Arthur Ferridge's original team-news report, supplied as the source for this article, states that the Belgian suffered a calf injury during the Community Shield and is expected to miss at least two weeks.
"At the moment, the only one unavailable is Jeremy Doku," Maresca said at his pre-match press conference.

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