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This was not impartial sports broadcastingThe complete lack of self-awareness in disrespecting the supporters of Chelsea and City who had to listen to this drivel is exacerbated by fact that there are supporters of 91 other clubs who were not in the least interested about whether or not Liverpool would win the title or not.Look; I have no axe to grind against Liverpool. Our fixtures against Man City are scheduled for 2 January (home) and 8 May (away), while we will travel to Manchester to go up against United on 24 October and host Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on 27 February. Chelsea could well be aiming their sights higher next season and while it is amusing to be King makers, the club are used to being crowned Kings.Liverpool’s Premier League crown this season has fundamentally been built on Jurgen Klopp identifying their key weakness and sorting it out; namely their defence. New, 93 comments. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupLIVE: Salzburg vs Liverpool - Jurgen Klopp starts Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk in Austria... but the sloppy champions are TWO-NIL down at half-time!Harry Maguire KEEPS his place in the England squad... but Gareth Southgate admits he could kick him out if more Mykonos details emerge - while Kalvin Phillips is in but Jack Grealish is left outFeeling left out, Jack? Securing the services of goalkeeper Alisson and arguably the best central defender in the world, Virgil Van Dijk, has made the difference in getting them over the line this time, and by some margin.I think there is much validity to the idea that titles are invariably won in defence. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. But Leicester had never won it either, and I don’t recall this amount of saccharine hyperbole when, ironically, Chelsea handed them the title by beating Spurs a couple of seasons back.Fletcher, McManaman and more to the point, their producers should be ashamed of themselves. They then meet Guardiola's City in only their fourth game.For Championship winners Leeds, a trip to Anfield is a baptism of fire for their new seasonJose Mourinho's Tottenham side have an encouraging early set of fixtures for the new seasonChelsea play Brighton in their first game of the season before taking on rivals LiverpoolJose Mourinho is also preparing for his first full campaign at Tottenham, aiming to return the 2019 Champions League finalists into Europe's elite club competition.And overall, it is in encouraging start for Spurs, albeit with an intriguing opening day game with Carlo Ancelotti's Everton.

With their rivals for a top four finish breathing down Chelsea’s necks, this was a real pressure match against a team that is still one of the best in Europe.If Chelsea had lost then both Wolves and United would have had the opportunity to go above Chelsea in the race for the top four. When do Chelsea meet Manchester City and host Manchester United? Well, it's complicated...Harry Maguire 'told Greek police "don't you know who I am? Chelsea Premier League fixtures 2020/21 in full as Blues face Liverpool early in season Chelsea The Premier League have confirmed the fixtures for the 2020/21 season, with Chelsea facing Brighton & Hove Albion on the opening day of the campaign But for a club of their size and financial clout, perhaps a tinge of embarrassment or humility at finally getting the 30-year monkey off their back might be in order. Fair play to them and congratulations. Do not underestimate the psychological pressure of falling behind your rivals with only a handful of games left, especially on a young team.Sadly, Chelsea and Frank Lampard received very few plaudits after the game. Rather than getting in a world class central defender to replace John Stones or the injured Laporte, the midfielder Fernandinho has been played there. For Leeds, back in the Premier League for the first time since the 2003-04 season, an opening fixture away at the league winners is a tantalising prospect.They follow that by locking horns with fellow newcomers Fulham at Elland Road before a trip to Bramall Lane against Sheffield United. Liverpool ensured they would receive the Premier League trophy following a win by beating Chelsea 5-3 in a pulsating clash at Anfield. They host neighbours City for the first time on December 12 and are away to Leicester on Boxing Day but don't play Liverpool until January 16.City have a tricky start to their campaign with a trip to Wolves in the second week followed by a home clash against Leicester, a trip to Leeds and a home tie against Arsenal.In terms of a potential title run-in, Liverpool's last three games are West Brom away, Burnley away and Crystal Palace at home, while they also travel to Old Trafford in their fifth-last fixture.City have Newcastle away, Brighton away and finish at home to Everton, while they also face Chelsea in their fourth-last game of the 2020-21 campaign.United's match against Tottenham signals the start of a tricky October run of fixturesManchester City begin away at Wolves, followed by a clash with Leicester at homeFA Cup winners Arsenal begin with games against Fulham and West Ham before LiverpoolChelsea start with a trip to Brighton before Liverpool head to Stamford Bridge. Premier League champions Liverpool have been handed a brutal start to the defence of their title with games against Leeds, Chelsea and Arsenal to begin the 2020-21 season. Many feared that losing Chelsea’s star player, Eden Hazard and having to rely on a group of inexperienced players drawn from the academy would handicap the club and a top four place would be out of reach.In each football.london Chelsea bulletin, we'll be bringing you the latest breaking news, transfer features and comment pieces, as well as the key talking points for fans.We'll also send special newsletters when big stories break or there's a special event happening.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article - or any article on the Chelsea section of football.london in fact - labelled 'Get the biggest daily stories by email' and click 'Subscribe'.If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails, simply follow the unsubscribe link in one of the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to.Instead Chelsea are in a strong position to finish in the top 4 this season and are in the FA Cup semi-final.