Pep Guardiola gets his Manchester City tenure underway at home to Sunderland.
The two-time champions laboured to a top-four finish without putting significant pressure on the eventual champions Leicester.
Guardiola is the new man at the helm and City fans will also be hoping to see an influx of new signings as they look to add some big names to their ranks.
His first showdown with Jose Mourinho comes at Old Trafford on September 10 with the reverse fixture at the Etihad on February 25.
Manchester United endured yet another difficult season with double European exit and a fifth-placed finish finally proving curtains for former Louis van Gaal.
But now it’s the Jose Mourinho era and all the optimism that comes with it.
The Red Devils will start the new season as they finished the last – by playing against Bournemouth. That fixture was re-arranged due to a bomb scare at Old Trafford, while this time United travel to the south coast.
The first Manchester derby of the season takes place on September 10 at Old Trafford, with the return at the Etihad coming on February 25.
Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge to face his former side Chelsea on October 22, with the return fixture against the Blues coming on April 15.
A potentially tricky run-in sees United face north London duo Arsenal and Tottenham before a home clash against Crystal Palace on the final day of the season.
Leicester begin their Premier League title defence at newly-promoted Hull on the opening weekend of the 2016/17 season.
The Foxes start the campaign as champions – that still sounds incredible – and know that everyone will be looking to knock them off their perch this time out.
Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez are both wanted by other clubs, while N’Golo Kante will also be in demand in the weeks ahead.
They face a tough start with games against Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United all coming up before the end of September.
An official Premier League statement on Twitter said: “We understand the excitement that a new set of Premier League fixtures holds to the fans and media.
“What has been put into the public domain over this last weekend is a hoax.
“We would encourage all fans and media to wait for the official release on 15 June.”
Let’s see if any match up.
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When will TV fixtures be announced?
To be honest, we don’t really know.
We expect the first batch of TV fixtures for August and September to be confirmed at the beginning of July.
Sky will be showing matches on Friday night and of course retaining their Monday Night Football slot.
BT will also have plenty of games throughout the season.
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When does the season start?
While we are all enjoying Euro 2016, everyone is waiting for the new season to begin.
Fortunately, you don’t have too long to wait!
The new season gets underway on Saturday August 13.
The Football League season starts on Saturday August 7 – but you’ll have to wait another week for those fixtures.
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New men at the helm
As mentioned, there are plenty of new bosses in the Premier League next season.
None more so than the two new chiefs in Manchester.
The first Manchester derby will be a blockbuster affair, won’t it!
They’re not the only new sheriffs in town with Antonio Conte moving to Chelsea.
Everton have a familiar face in charge for the new season while there is ANOTHER new face at Watford – Walter Mazzarri.
It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for – Premier League fixtures day!
It doesn’t seem like yesterday last season came to a close but now we are already looking ahead.
This morning sees the dates for the 2016/17 campaign revealed.
Of course some of the fixtures are subject to change due to TV and European matches – but it is still one of the most exciting days in the football calendar.
Who will Jose Mourinho face in his first league match as Manchester United boss?
Where will Pep Guardiola be going on Boxing Day? And what about Antonio Conte at Chelsea?
We’ll find out soon enough so stay here for all the latest throughout the morning.
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