Donnarumma: Man City are not in transition, it's going to be a great season — SkimNews
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- Donnarumma told Sky Sports Man City are not in a transition year, saying "I don't really like the word 'transition'" and insisting the club's objective is to win everything possible.
- Manchester City have started the Enzo Maresca era with a 100% record, including a Manchester Derby victory won despite Phil Foden's red card, with Erling Haaland scoring the controversial winner.
- City lost Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, and Rodri over the summer, with new signings Ayyoub Bouaddi, Elliot Anderson, and Ilimian Ndiaye tasked with immediate impact.
- Donnarumma is part of a new four-player leadership group alongside Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland, and Marc Guehi — all four having won trophies at City and elsewhere.
- Arsenal have also started with five straight league wins and pipped City to last season's Premier League title after Guardiola's side slipped at Bournemouth, footage of which featured in a Guardiola documentary.
- City face Norwich in the Carabao Cup third round on Thursday and Sunderland live on Sky Sports on Sunday after the international break, per the article dated Tuesday 15 September 2026.
Why it matters: City's leadership reset — replacing Guardiola, Bernardo Silva, Stones, and Rodri with a player-led group anchored by Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, and Guehi — explicitly rejects the 'transition year' label in a season where Arsenal already hold five straight wins and the psychological edge from pipping City to last May's title.
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