Maresca's three key priorities after 10 years of Guardiola

[BBC] [Getty Images] The worst-kept secret in football has finally been confirmed. The bravest man in the business, Enzo Maresca, has been appointed as Manchester City's new manager. The Italian's honours list may be more modest than Pep Guardiola's, but he does have history already at City, winning the Premier League 2 and being part of Pep's backroom staff during the Treble season. City have fought long and hard for Maresca, and paid Chelsea compensation, so they are convinced he is the man to continue the wave of success at the club. But what do Maresca's three key priorities after 10 years of Guardiola need to be? 1: Prepare the squad We already know Elliot Anderson will be the first signing under Maresca, but assessing the current squad is a key priority for him. As well as addressing positions that need reinforcements, it's also important to identify players who may be sold too. Rico Lewis, Savinho, Mateo Kovacic and Nathan Ake have all been linked with moves away - the latter being out of contract at the end of next season. Other elements of preparing the squad would be selecting a new club captain, after Bernardo Silva's departure. Guardiola usually left this decision to the players from the leadership team, but will Maresca? It's usually tradition for an academy graduate to be promoted to the first-team squad each season - another big choice to add to the Italian's list. 2: Contract extensions This can be just as important as a new signing - and Rodri's the big one here. His contract is up at the end of the season and talks are said to have stalled with the Ballon d'Or winner. Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Jeremy Doku are all players that have also been linked with extending their time at the club, so will these all be confirmed over the summer? 3: Decide who will be his number-one goalkeeper This may sound crazy given Gianluigi Donnarumma is at the club, but there was a lot of clamour for James Trafford (including from the player himself) to play more minutes last season. Trafford has been linked with a move to Newcastle United this summer, so Maresca has a vital decision to make when it comes to either keeping him and prioritising him, or letting him go. City have been used to fighting on all four fronts every season and going deep into each competition, so making sure Maresca has the tools and squad depth at his disposal to deliver this will definitely be key. Guardiola gave the squad a big overhaul before he left - it's now up to Maresca to tweak and put his own stamp on the club before the Community Shield season curtain-raiser against Arsenal on 16 August. Emily Brobyn is regularly on BBC Radio Manchester - find all their Man City audio here