Some of Enzo Maresca’s fondest memories of his time at Manchester City were of his ringside seat for the duels between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. On Wednesday night at Anfield, he will be the man trying to outwit Liverpool’s German boss.
He has been at Leicester barely three months but Maresca’s first management job in English football could not have gone much better. Picking up a club who had suffered a shock relegation from the Premier League was never going to be easy and while tougher times lie ahead, Maresca has Leicester top of the Championship after winning seven of their opening eight matches.