Maresca ‘happy’ after first Man City game despite Inter shootout defeat

Enzo Maresca said he was “very happy” on Saturday after his first game in charge of Manchester City,  despite a defeat on penalties to Inter Milan after the sides drew 1-1 in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Saturday.
Matteo Lavelli netted the decisive spot-kick for a 3-1 shootout win for the Italian champions as Maresca led out City for the first time since taking over from legendary Pep Guardiola in June.
“I’m very happy with the performance,” the former Chelsea and Leicester boss told reporters.
“Many positive things, including minutes for the legs, that’s very important.
“Like always, there are things we can do better, but slowly, slowly, we’re going to improve.”
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