Manchester City started their Premier League title defence with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, while Liverpool kicked off their campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win over West Ham yesterday. This was Pep Guardiola's 11th meeting with Unai Emery, who replaced Arsene Wenger in May and he remains unbeaten against his fellow Spaniard as Raheem Sterling's 50th Premier League goal got the ball rolling before Bernardo Silva struck in the second half.

City thrashed Wenger's Arsenal 3-0 twice in four days last season but there was renewed vigour heading into the campaign, with Emery keen not to dwell on the Frenchman's reign and admitting he has not held a conversation with his predecessor at any point. Emery's side looked good early on, chasing and pressurising the opposition much more than in the latter stages of Wenger's tenure — even if a similar result was the eventual outcome.