Strong favourites or tougher task – will Arsenal defend their title?

That can be overwhelming - as Leicester City found out after their fairytale Premier League win back in 2015-16, when they flirted with relegation in their title defence season.

Arsenal and Manchester City were the main players in the title race last season and they have been ranked as having the same level of difficulty for their first set of matches.

But prior to the Catalan's arrival in the Premier League, winning a title two or more season in a row was proving a tough task, with the trophy changing hands in each of the eight seasons before Guardiola's first title win.