Juventus begin their Serie A title defence when they visit Parma in this season opener. The Old Ladies have experienced some changes over the summer with the likes of Maurizio Sarri and Matthijs de Ligt joining them. Juve seems to be looking to move away from the normal safety first approach most Italian teams adopt. With Sarri, they would play a more attacking based football with more emphasis on keeping hold of the ball and entertaining fans. Sarri was vindicated during his spell at Chelsea. Prior to joining the Blues, we had branded him a trophyless manager, but he left England after reaching the final of the Carabao Cup and winning the Europa League. At Juve, he has more support and has the luxury of playing some of the world’s best players and it would be interesting to see how they start their campaign. Parma would be looking to end this season in a better position than they did last season and a good start here would help boost their morale ahead of the other fixtures. They drew 3-3 against Juventus the last time both sides met in the league and a similar showing would be a major result for them.

Chelsea would be looking for the first competitive win under Frank Lampard when they visit Norwich in this game. Daniel Farke has got Norwich playing some of the best football in the Premier League and they showed what they are about with a 3-0 win over Newcastle in their last game. Teemu Pukki outscored everyone in the Championship last season and has 4 goals from two Premier League games already, he is one the Blues defence has to monitor. Chelsea is looking to rely on their young players this season and has also named a rookie manager in Lampard. The former Blues midfielder has implemented an exciting brand of football, but the results have yet to come. Chelsea do start their games fast and may also take the lead in this game, but it remains to be seen if their defence can keep things tight at the back for the entire 90 minutes.

Liverpool and Arsenal would look to continue their fine start to the season with this cracker at Anfield. The Reds have continued their tradition of impressing at the European stage as they beat Chelsea to win the UEFA Super Cup. They followed that up with a 2-1 win over Southampton at Saint Mary’s at the weekend with a howler from Adrian the only reason they couldn’t keep a clean sheet. The Reds have got their front three firing again, but Sadio Mane looks like the most improved after netting 3 goals in his last two games. The Senegalese star also loves to score against the Gunners and could be the Man of the Match here again. Arsenal have won back-to-back opening games for the first time in a long while and their fans would hope they can build on that in this game, but they also know that Liverpool remains one of their bogey teams. The last time these sides met at Anfield, Liverpool netted 5 goals against the Gunners and this could end in a similar fashion if the Gunners don’t get their game plan right.