Pep Guardiola will have an ace up his sleeve during Manchester City's most difficult run of games in the Premier League next season.
The fixture list for the forthcoming season was released at 9am on Thursday, June 15, handing City a dream opening-day Premier League reunion with Vincent Kompany and his Championship-winning Burnley side. That game will take place on Friday, August 11, five days after the Community Shield clash with Arsenal and five days before the Super Cup final against Sevilla.
Guardiola's side will then head into the Premier League season in earnest with games against Newcastle, Sheffield United, Fulham and West Ham, but casting one eye on the horizon it is easy to see where City's bid to retain the title may be decided. During the month of March, City will face bitter rivals Manchester United, expected title contenders Liverpool and this year's surprise package Brighton before facing the tricky prospect of a clash with Premier League runners-up Arsenal.
