Pep Guardiola's men were rather spoiled for their debut with two promoted to face at home in August (Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest), the first game against one of the members of the "Big 6" being the reception of Tottenham, mid- september.

City runners-up Liverpool will also come to London as the opener to face promoted Fulham, while Chelsea travel to Everton, with both matches taking place on Saturday.

Manchester United will begin the Erik Ten Hag era at Old Trafford on Sunday by hosting Brighton.

The first big shock will oppose Chelsea to Tottenham the following weekend, while from the 3rd day Manchester United will host Liverpool.

The Reds will host City for Matchday 11 in mid-October and travel to the Etihad for Matchday 29 in early April.

Among the teams that will have the most delicate start is the Palace of Patrick Vieira, since after the reception of Arsenal, they will go to Liverpool for the 2nd day and Manchester City for the 4th.

Newcastle, announced as a potential spoilsport in the race for Europe, will quickly test its ambitions by hosting the Citizens for the 3rd day and going to Anfield for the 5th.

Manchester United will have a complicated month of October with three Europa League matches, a Mancunian derby, a trip to Chelsea and the reception of Spurs.

The Premier League will be interrupted after the 16th day, scheduled around November 12, 9 days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar and the entry into the running of the Three Lions against Iran.

True to its tradition, the championship will not pause for the holiday season, with matches resuming for Boxing Day on December 26 -- eight days after the final in Qatar -- with two more days scheduled for December 31 and January 2.

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