Man City Lunchtime Round-Up, Friday 6th November 2026: Maresca Previews Forest Trip as Anderson Returns to Former Club
Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media ahead of City's Premier League trip to Nottingham Forest this weekend (Manchester Evening News). As part of that build-up, the head coach was also asked about Elliot Anderson facing his old club, with Maresca outlining his plans for how Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi can operate together in the side following their appearances against Brighton (Manchester Evening News).
Anderson's return to the City Ground brings extra attention on his big-money switch to the Etihad, with BBC Sport weighing up whether the midfielder has lived up to his £116m price tag so far (BBC Sport). One City fan quoted by the BBC went even further, suggesting Anderson has the potential to become a club legend in time (BBC Sport).
On the international front, Thomas Tuchel has named his latest England squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain, with City and United players among those named (Manchester Evening News). Nico O'Reilly, however, misses out on a call-up, and Maresca gave his reaction to the City youngster's omission (Manchester Evening News).
Elsewhere, Gianluigi Donnarumma remains under scrutiny after another nervy midweek display in goal, with reports looking at how the goalkeeper has responded to his recent errors, reportedly calling it "quite easy" to move on from mistakes (Manchester Evening News).
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