Football: Man City, Liverpool ready for heavyweight Premier League battle

LONDON: Manchester City have Premier League immortality in their sights as they start their title defence this weekend, but Liverpool's burning desire to get their hands on the trophy will fuel a heavyweight battle for supremacy.

Sunday's no-holds-barred Community Shield clash showed the growing rivalry between England's pre-eminent teams, with City beating Liverpool on penalties following a 1-1 draw that underlined how little there is to separate the sides. Although City have never won the Champions League and Guardiola last lifted it back in 2011 with Barcelona, he said domestic bliss remains his preferred passion.

No team has ever gathered more points without winning the Premier League than second-placed Liverpool did last season with their tally of 97. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - June 1, 2019 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates with the trophy and his players after winning the Champions League Final REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo

"We can try and do even better than last season. Basically it starts now because now we have the whole team together."Since winning the Europa League, Chelsea have lost star playmaker Eden Hazard to Real Madrid and hired an idolised but inexperienced new manager in Frank Lampard, who is working under the club's transfer ban.

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