The current champion, the Liverpool, will begin the defense of his first Premier title in 30 years by hosting the champion of the Championship (2nd division) last year, Leeds, on Saturday September 12, according to the calendar published this Thursday by the Premier League.
This clash of styles between two cult trainers –Jürgen Klopp and Marcelo Bielsa– It will be the stellar duel of a first date in which the two teams of Manchester, City and United, for his recent participation in the ‘Final 8’ of the Champions League and the Europa League.
The ‘Reds’ will live a demanding start to the campaign, since the second date will be measured with the Chelsea in London, before receiving the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta in the third, or of the derby of the city with the Everton in the fifth.
Among the other outstanding matches of the first date, the Tottenham-Everton will offer another duel between prestigious technicians, both former Real Madrid, José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti.
Arsenal and the newly promoted Fulhan they will star in the first London derby of the season.
There will be no games on Sunday the 13th, but on Monday the 14th Brighton will host Chelsea and the Sheffield United al Wolverhampton.
The dates of the Burnley-Manchester United y del Manchester City-Aston Villa they will be fixed later.
As for the other big events of the season, the Manchester derbies will take place on December 12 for the Old Trafford game and on March 6 for the return at the Etihad.
The “Northwest Derby” between Liverpool and United will take place on January 16 at Anfield and on May 5 at Old Trafford.
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