Will Manchester City and Liverpool lead the way?

After the Manchester City walk in 2017-18, the Premier League got what it needed – and more – with a thrilling title race last season.

It was finally City that triumphed again, but Pep Guardiola's star team had to win their last 14 games to beat Liverpool by one point.

Liverpool has caught up with winning the Champions League and, at the dawn of a new season, we expect the same two teams to lead the charge again.

At Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, City and Liverpool are led by two of the most dynamic managers of the game. Their rivalry – based on mutual respect without any trace of bitterness – has been refreshing and exciting to watch.

Their teams play both a fluid and exciting football and, although it seems unrealistic to expect them to maintain the outstanding standards of the last quarter, another exciting race is in prospect.

Still, City will inevitably be the favorite because they want to make three in a row. Guardiola's insatiable appetite for success was again highlighted early in the summer, when he persuaded City to reach a club record of £ 62.8 million to strengthen the midfielder's ranks. with Rodri.

There are few obvious weaknesses on the side of the city and Liverpool will do well to keep pace with a team that has scored 198 points over the past two seasons. Last season, the Reds won several games in tough conditions as City tended to gather victories more convincingly.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have grown every season under Klopp and, even without major rookies for the summer, they have never been so well placed to end their long-awaited Premier League title since 1990.

Tottenham seems most likely if one of the opponents wants to push them. After their run to the Champions League final and their new stadium having a revitalizing effect, the Spurs are not far from lacking stimulating content for the title.

Like Guardiola and Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino is a smart and daring coach, and the quality is at the rendezvous.

Frank Lampard will have little time to convince supporters, but will have to work under the constraints of a transfer embargo.

Unai Emery still has not convinced that his Arsenal project is moving in the right direction while there are many question marks on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United.

The Norwegian sparked a revival after taking over from José Mourinho, but the form then gave up and summer recruitments were based on potential.

Leicester, under the tutelage of Brendan Rodgers, hopes to face the top six, as will West Ham, Everton and the Wolves surprise package of last season.

The Premier League will host Aston Villa after three years of absence, but his teammates promoted, Sheffield United and Norwich, may lose ground.

There are also many question marks on Newcastle after a difficult summer and on Brighton, which barely avoided relegation in the last quarter.