Bournemouth would welcome Manchester City for this interesting week 3 fixture as they look to maintain their unbeaten start to the league season. The Cherries beat Aston Villa 2-1 away from home in their last league game to get level on points with their visitors. Eddie Howe has made some shrewd acquisitions in the market this summer, with Harry Wilson making an immediate impact by netting on his first start last weekend. Manchester City was on the end of a bad VAR decision last weekend as they drew 2-2 against Tottenham at the Etihad. The Cityzens would feel hard done by and consider this game a must-win to help them keep up with Liverpool. On their day, City are unplayable as they boast some of the best players in the world. Kevin De Bruyne looks like a player desperate to make up for a lost time and it feels like he would be key in this game. Manchester City has won all the last 4 games against the Cherries, but the games played at the Vitality Stadium are always a tight affair and City haven’t won by more than a goal in their last two visits.

Bayern Munich would be looking for the first win of the season at the second time of asking when they visit David Wagner’s Schalke 04. The Bavarians were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Hertha Berlin in their last league game and now have to play catch up to Borussia Dortmund who won their opening game 5-0. Bayern was in a similar position last season and even trailed Dortmund by up to 5 points and still won the league, so their fans won’t be overly worried but they need to get their first win of the season as soon as possible. Schalke 04 named Wagner as their manager over the summer and they would expect him to take them back into a European place by the end of this campaign. They began their campaign with a goalless draw against Borussia Monchengladbach that was their 3rd clean sheet in 4 games and they have conceded just one goal in that period, so it would be tough for Bayern to crack them here.

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.