00:00Enzo, you're back at Manchester City for a third time, so firstly congratulations. Can
00:06you just talk us through the decision you've made to come back here and why this opportunity
00:10appeals to you so much?
00:12Yeah, first of all, thank you. Thanks. As you said, it's the first time, hopefully it's
00:17the last time that I come back and I don't leave anymore. Very excited, very excited
00:22for many reasons. The first one is, you know, how big is the club? So this for sure has
00:30been one of the reasons why.
00:33This is a huge job in world football. There's so much expectation at City after the success
00:39we've had over the past 18 years. How big a challenge does this feel for you?
00:45Yeah, it's huge challenge. It's for many reasons, all the success of the last 10-15
00:53years. But at the same moment it's a nice challenge. It's exciting because the target
01:02is to continue or to carry on the last decade or the last years that everything was very,
01:11very nice. Probably the reason why I'm here is also because the idea from the club is
01:17to maintain the same, you know, style of football, the same idea. And we're gonna, again, we're
01:25gonna try to do the most important thing in football, that is try to win, to achieve important
01:32things. And yeah, and then I think the day by day is going also to dictate a little bit
01:39the way I will work.
01:41The fact that you've been here twice before, once as EDS manager and then once as an assistant
01:47during the treble season. Do you think that helps you? Because you know the players, you
01:52know the culture, you know the leadership team here. Do you think that puts you in a good position
01:56from day one? Absolutely, yes. It's much more easy when you join a club or a place where
02:03you already, you know, connect with people, you know already people. Inside the building,
02:08I know most of the people. In terms of squad, in terms of players, I probably will find four
02:15or five players from the season, from the last time I was here. But yeah, I think it's much
02:22more easy for me, but for any manager when you join a club where you already know people,
02:28as you said, the leadership group and players and people inside the building.
02:33Looking back at the second period that you were here, the treble year, it's probably the
02:37greatest season. Well, it is the greatest season in the club's history. You were a big part of that
02:41as one of Pep Guardiola's assistants. I mean, what are your memories of just that incredible season?
02:47Yeah, it was, as you said, incredible season for many reasons. For the trophy that the club achieved,
02:55but also for the entire experience. I still remember the last part of the season,
03:00you know, the games at home against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal game, Liverpool game,
03:07you know, the way the fans, they tried to push the team, the environment inside the stadium,
03:11that was unbelievable. And then the season finished in a great way. Also the parade,
03:17you know, with all the city, Blue City, that was fantastic feeling. So yeah, I still,
03:23that was an important journey for sure.
03:26And what about coming back to Manchester, the city? Because this is obviously the third time you're
03:31going to have lived here and enjoyed this city. It's changed a lot over the years. There's much more,
03:37you know, great places to eat, great places to hang out these days. So what is it you're most looking
03:42forward to coming back to this city? No, this also shows that me, but in general my family,
03:51that we like a lot Manchester as a city. We feel very good in the two years we spend here,
03:58with the kids, with everyone. So the idea is just to continue to enjoy the city and I've tried to
04:07find a good moment where we can also, you know, spend time or share time with the city.
04:14And you mentioned the City fans earlier, particularly those big games towards the end of the Trouble
04:18year where you're absolutely right, they were helping get the team through some really big assignments.
04:24Obviously we start with an important home game at the start of the season. How much are you looking
04:28forward to getting inside the Etihad as the first team manager and getting the fans behind your
04:34project and what you're trying to do? Yeah, I feel so excited. As I mentioned a few minutes ago,
04:39I remember the environment in that game, you know, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid. The
04:47environment, the way they pushed the team was absolutely, absolutely top. I don't have any doubt
04:52that, you know, they're going to support the team and they're going to support the new manager
05:00after 10 years with Pep, with the same manager. But no doubt that everything will be good.
