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World Soccer Talk writer Jonny Coffey takes a closer look at the first five Premier League matches for Man City, Arsenal, and Liverpool.
The 2023/24 Premier League season delivered one of the more memorable title races in recent memory, with Manchester City, Arsenal, and, until the later stages, Liverpool battling for the top spot.
Pep Guardiola’s side emerged victorious with 91 points while Mikel Arteta’s runners-up reached 89, which reveals quite how exacting the competition has become.
Looking ahead to the upcoming season during his side’s pre-season tour of the United States of America, Arteta quipped that Arsenal will be aiming for 114 points – a perfect 38 wins from 38 games – as they seek to overcome the City juggernaut after consecutive seasons falling short finally.
Though said jokingly, there is an underlying truth to Arteta’s comments. For those chasing the title, there is little room for error once the season kicks off on August 16.
With the top teams hoping to make a strong start, World Soccer Talk analyses the first five fixtures that last season’s title contenders will encounter as they fight to reach the Premier League summit.
Manchester City
The dominance of Pep Guardiola and Manchester City continued last season as they made history by becoming the first Premier League side to win four titles in a row.
As they bid to extend that record to five titles in a row, they face early encounters with two of their toughest opponents from last season.
Gameweek 1: vs Chelsea (A), Sunday, August 18(NBC)
In the must-watch fixture of the Premier League’s opening weekend, City face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A 4-4 thriller played out when these two sides met in west London last season as Chelsea’s Cole Palmer struck an ice-cold penalty to level the scores against his former club deep into stoppage time.
They split the points at the Etihad too after Raheem Sterling’s opener was cancelled out by…
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Author : Jonny Coffey
Publish date : 2024-08-04 16:00:00
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