Tonight at 10 p.m. Beijing time (UTC+8) Manchester City host Coventry City in the third round of the Premier League. Ahead of the match, Rúben Dias said in an official club interview that Manchester City under Maresca shares many similarities with the Guardiola era, differing only in details.

How do you assess the start to the new season?

"Very positively. Obviously a lot has changed, but fundamentally not that much. The team has new energy, and we feel good. Enzo has his own ideas about how to play, both offensively and defensively.

Overall, it's still the style of play we know, just with some subtle differences in various phases. I think everyone fully embraces this approach. We have plenty of possession, which has always been our hallmark, and I think from that perspective it's a continuation, even if we're not exactly the same."

Manchester City had significant squad turnover during the summer transfer window, so this season's squad is quite different.

"That's part of the environment we're in; new players are constantly arriving and leaving. Perhaps this summer saw the most departures. Looking back over the last three years, there have been many changes; it's a cycle."

"Each new arrival has his own reasons, and ours for coming here were the same: to win and to compete at the highest level. We have to strive for the greatest possible success; it's exciting, and it's great to be part of it again."

You've always been one of Manchester City's leaders, and now you're also among the longest-serving players in the squad.

"You have to enjoy it while you can, because it's the best thing in the world. It's an experience that accumulates after you've been through so much and won so much with everyone. That means you know what it takes to win, and you know what consistency you have to maintain every single day."

"It's about ambition, how badly you want to win and how much sacrifice you're willing to make, about discipline, understanding the manager's message, giving our best to achieve what we need to, and recognizing what leads to victory."

"When you do these things, everyone truly becomes one. Beyond experience, these fundamental qualities are also what make you a winner, and that gives me a good feeling, because I'm very aware of how quickly time passes in football—it goes by so fast. I'm in a phase where I appreciate and enjoy every moment I step on the pitch and play at this level."

"I'm very clear about how special this is, so I bring that feeling onto the pitch every time I play. My career is in a good phase, I'm enjoying football, I'm enjoying every moment and taking it all in."

"Last season I felt we were building something. Not everyone had fully arrived yet, so as a team we had to train as much as possible to get everyone on the same page. The Community Shield was tricky for us; we faced one of our main rivals at that moment."

"That game was tough, but at the same time we didn't panic. We stuck to our established methods, kept believing in what we were doing, and that even helped us pass on that experience in that moment. Obviously it was a difficult moment, we didn't like it, it was hard and certainly frustrating, but we had to keep working."

"Then we started in the Premier League. The first game was very difficult, but after the match I watched it back and felt we were really there on the pitch and played quite well. Some areas could certainly be better, but I feel like we're strong and threatening."

"Perhaps the second game was a continuation of the feelings from the first, but I feel that what we're building is solid and steady, progressing bit by bit. I have great confidence in what we're doing, and we have quality players around us again. With the right mentality and form, anything is possible."

Übersetzt von KI.

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