Saturday's slate included six matches with title-hopefuls Arsenal (2-0 win vs. Wolves) and Liverpool (2-0 win at Ipswich Town) in action. Four-time defending champion Manchester City starts its season on Sunday with a high-profile opener against Chelsea to kick off its quest for a fifth consecutive title.

For so long Arsenal have wanted, and needed, a proper center forward to finish goal-scoring chances. Now they have it in Viktor Gyokeres. The Swedish striker buried a header in their final preseason game and you could see the cogs swirling around inside the heads of Arsenal fans. “Hang on, is this it!?”