Jamie Vardy's second half equaliser has given Leicester a 1-1 draw against profligate Tottenham on their return to the Premier League.

Pundits have hit out at Raheem Sterling and his camp after they released a statement reacting to his exclusion from Chelsea's team for the 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Manchester City picked up where they left off last season with a 2-0 win at Chelsea to begin their Premier League title defence as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United also got off to winning starts.

Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City's attitude to defy a disrupted pre-season and get their Premier League title defence off to a winning start by beating Chelsea 2-0.

Arne Slot made the perfect start to his Liverpool reign with a 2-0 win at Ipswich, while Arsenal dispatched Wolves 2-0 to begin their Premier League title challenge in style on Saturday.

UK football experts are backing Ange Postecoglou to lead Tottenham back to the Champions League promise land -- but not all are convinced with backfire fears raised over his stunning, public swipe of the club's fans last season.

Joshua Zirkzee made himself a Manchester United hero on his debut with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the Premier League season.

The new Premier League season is almost here, with the transfer window in full swing as teams try to rebuild and reshape their squads for another tilt.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said his side are "not ready" for the start of the Premier League season but is hoping new signings Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui can bed in quickly.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said midfielder Yves Bissouma has been suspended for Monday's trip to Leicester after he was seen inhaling laughing gas in a video on social media.