THE Premier League is back and Treble winners Manchester City will travel to Burnley to kick off the new campaign.
Vincent Kompany will welcome his old mentor Pep Guardiola to Turf Moor as the Clarets are tasked with the most difficult opening fixture on their return to the top flight.
Man City will be hoping to carry on straight from where they left off as they eye a historic fourth straight Premier League title.
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It’s hard to look past Haaland, who broke the Premier League record for the most goals in a single campaign last term, as being a standout performer.
The Norwegian also bagged a hattrick against Burnley in the two sides’ cup clash last season.
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Manchester City will be hoping Kevin De Bruyne will be available after he got his first minutes under his belt last weekend since the Champions League final where he picked up a hamstring injury.
There could also be a debut for new £78million signing Josko Gvardiol who didn’t make the matchday squad for the Community Shield whilst Nathan Ake missed the matchup due to a knock.
Burnley will also be hoping to hand competitive debuts to some of their new signings including Trafford, Dara O’Shea, Jordan Beyer and Zeki Amdouni.
Good evening and welcome to Turf Moor!
The Premier League is BACK! And what an opener we have on offer this evening.
Treble winners Manchester City will begin their title defence against newly promoted Burnley tonight.
Pep Guardiola’s side made history last season, winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup for the first time since rivals Manchester United in 1999.
And it’s Pep’s disciple Vincent Kompany that will be trying to pull off a minor miracle in this season’s curtain raiser.
The Clarets’ boss will be full of confidence in his team after they walked the Championship last season racking up 101 points and losing just three games.
Newly promoted sides are no stranger to a shock first game either with Brentford toppling Arsenal in the season opener two seasons ago.
But the task of taking down the Treble winners will be about as tough of an ask as you can get for a first game.
Burnley will have to deal with the inevitable Erling Haaland who stunned the Premier League last term scoring an unbelievable 36 GOALS in 35 appearances.
But Kompany will hope their new signings will be able to make a difference including their new £19million keeper James Trafford who they’ve snatched off opponents City.
As for the Cityzens, they’re out to prove they can continue to dominate the Premier League and will be looking to get the perfect start in their chase for what would be a record-breaking fourth title in a row.
