Premier League champions Manchester City will begin their title defence away to Arsenal on the weekend of August 11-12, the English Premier League announced Thursday as it unveiled the fixtures for the 2018/19 season.
The match will also be new Arsenal manager Unai Emery’s first in English football’s top flight. The exact date of the game will be confirmed when television broadcasting schedules are drawn up.
City amassed 100 points and scored 106 goals while finishing 19 points clear of second-placed Manchester United in the 2017/18 season.
📢 Announcing the 2018/19 Matchweek 1 #PLfixtures
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 14, 2018
Full list 👉 https://t.co/iQKSN9XtKw pic.twitter.com/N5BOj8oVN0
And here's what those first five games look like... pic.twitter.com/DE6h5aOMJG
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 14, 2018
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🚨 Our full 2018/19 @premierleague fixture list 🚨
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) June 14, 2018
Get them sent to your calendar 👉https://t.co/Bm3HFiRrlN pic.twitter.com/gaisyDE7yB
Here it is!! Our 2018/19 full @premierleague fixture list...#LFCfixtures pic.twitter.com/aeCzziyPGQ
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 14, 2018
Following the Arsenal game, City do not face another top-six team until they are away to Liverpool – who beat Pep Guardiola’s men in the semi-finals of the Champions League last season – in October.
