Pep is traumatized after seeing the Premier League fixtures
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Man City will play Tottenham, Arsenal, Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool in their first seven games
Premier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to retain their Premier League title, but will face a testing opening run of games, with above-mentioned Spurs, Norwich, Arsenal, Leicester, Southampton, Chelsea and Liverpool being their opening seven opponents.
The first north London derby between Spurs and Arsenal is due to take place on 25 September, while the first Merseyside derby of the season will see Everton host Liverpool at Goodison Park in a midweek fixture on 30 November.
The first Manchester derby sees United take on City at Old Trafford on 11 November.
???? Happy #PLFixtures day ????
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 16, 2021
All 380 matches for the 2021/22 season are out now ????
Elsewhere on the weekend of August 14, new boys Brentford begin life back in the top flight for the first time in 75 years with a London derby at home to Arsenal, while Championship winners Norwich entertain Liverpool on their return to the Premier League.
The penultimate round of Premier League fixtures will take place on Sunday 15 May in order to accommodate the FA Cup final a day earlier, with the final day of the season scheduled for 22 May.
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