Premier League preview: Is this the most open title race in years?

How do you replace the variable?

Manchester City They are often title favourites, having won six of the last nine Premier League trophies, but they start this new season without their greatest ever manager, Pep Guardiola.

The 55-year-old led City to 17 major trophies in 10 years, but left at the end of last season and was replaced by his former assistant Enzo Maresca.

Maresca has been unemployed since resigning Chelsea Boss in January.

The Blues also have a new gaffer. They replaced Maresca with Liam Rosenier in January but he was released before the end of the season and now ex Liverpool Player Xabi Alonso is at the helm.

Alonso won the Bundesliga with an indomitable Bayer Leverkusen side two years ago but has struggled in charge of Real Madrid last term.

Many thought he would replace 2024-25 title winner Arne Slott Liverpool But the Reds instead appointed sixth-placed Andoni Iraola Bournemouth Last season

Three huge clubs with three new managers.

what else Manchester Unitedof Michael Carrick and TottenhamRoberto Di Zarbi only partially took over last season.

So five of the traditional big six will start the new campaign with a different manager to the one they had at the start of last season.

Only Mikel Arteta’s ArsenalEmployed in 2019, remaining.