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Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026
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Newcastle possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Anderson, Kovacic; Semenyo, Foden, Grealish; Haaland
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evalinson
Newcastle’s new beginning arrives amid an unfamiliar sense of uncertainty. Liverpool visit the Etihad Stadium today for Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League match in charge, only a week after Arsenal 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.
Liverpool 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.
“Unfortunately, in the last game at half-time, he was complaining about calf pain. The idea was that he would come off, the change was planned and, at the moment, he’s out for two to three weeks, no more than that.”
Doku’s absence removes one of City’s most direct attacking outlets. It also forces Maresca to make an early decision about the balance of the three players operating behind Erling Haaland.