Who are Man City's serious title challengers?

The yearly mobility is being asked - tin anybody extremity Manchester City?

For nan ninth play successful a statement Pep Guardiola's broadside person been installed arsenic pre-season bookmakers' favourites to triumph nan Premier League title.

They person won six of nan past 7 titles, including an unprecedented 4 successful a row.

BBC Sport takes a look astatine City's 7 likeliest title rivals, sorted by past season's finishing positions.

Last season's finish: Second (two points beneath City)

Arsenal person vanished runners-up to City successful nan past 2 seasons and are only somewhat longer likelihood than nan champions this twelvemonth - miles clear of immoderate different team.

The Gunners person made conscionable 1 awesome unit alteration this summer, bringing successful Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna for a interest of up to £42m. He tin play astatine left-back aliases centre-back.

They person besides turned a indebtedness woody into a imperishable enactment for Spain goalkeeper David Raya, who usurped Aaron Ramsdale arsenic number 1 past season.

Arsenal's goals person been shared retired - pinch winger Bukayo Saka their apical scorer complete nan past 2 seasons. Could a due striker beryllium nan quality betwixt winning nan title and not? They person been linked to Napoli frontman Victor Osimhen.

BBC Sport elder shot news newsman Alex Howell says: "Arsenal person vanished 2nd for nan past 2 seasons but nan past run felt for illustration a large alteration for each astatine nan club.

"The Gunners vanished conscionable 2 points down champions Manchester City and pushed them until nan last time of nan season.

"Captain Martin Odegaard said astatine nan extremity of past play that they've changed nan nine and it does consciousness arsenic though that Arsenal are going to beryllium title contenders for a agelong time."

Last season's finish: Third (nine points beneath City)

Liverpool commencement a play without Jurgen Klopp arsenic their head for nan first clip since 2015-16.

Klopp announced his end-of-season departure successful nan mediate of nan past run - and he was replaced by Arne Slot successful May.

The Dutchman appears to beryllium changing nan Reds' playing style from a high-energy pressing crippled to much of a possession-based set-up.

The Reds, who are nan only squad different than City to triumph a Premier League title successful nan past 7 years, person yet to motion anybody this play - but Slot hopes that will change.

BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella, said: "Liverpool will expect to situation moreover successful Slot's first play successful complaint aft a glorious era nether Jurgen Klopp near nan nine successful a bully place.

"They won’t beryllium favourites, however, and location will besides beryllium a reasonable knowing if they autumn short successful what is his first play arsenic he beds successful his caller approach."

Last season's finish: Fourth (23 points beneath City)

Aston Villa qualified for nan Champions League by achieving a hugely awesome fourth-place decorativeness past season.

Unai Emery has turned nan nine from relegation candidates to a squad who were being talked astir arsenic title contenders for a while past play - and he has not moreover been successful complaint for 2 years yet.

The nine person needed to waste players this summertime to meet nan Premier League's profit and sustainability rules.

But they person brought successful plentifulness of caller faces - including Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen, Luton midfielder Ross Barkley - and nan return of academy products Jaden Philogene and Cameron Archer.

BBC Sport elder shot news newsman Nick Mashiter says: "Since being appointed erstwhile they were 3 points supra nan relegation area successful October 2022, Unai Emery has overseen a drastic transformation, on pinch Monchi - Villa's president of shot operations - and others.

"They were successful nan title speech past play and were 3rd astatine nan extremity of nan year, conscionable a constituent disconnected past leaders Arsenal, but 2 defeats by Manchester United and a location nonaccomplishment to Newcastle efficaciously ended immoderate hopes by mid-February.

"Villa person undergone a mini-refresh pinch Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby nan biggest departures - arsenic Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea subordinate from Juventus - but still consciousness ray connected title-winning experience, contempt nan immense strides made."

Last season's finish: Fifth (25 points beneath City)

Tottenham started brightly past play nether Ange Postecoglou and were 5 points clear astatine nan apical aft 10 games - but past tailed disconnected and vanished extracurricular nan Champions League places.

Teenagers Archie Gray (£30m from Leeds), Lucas Bergvall (£8.5m from Djurgarden) and George Feeney (undisclosed from Glentoran - signed for nan under-18 team) are their only summertime arrivals to date. South Korean teenage winger nan Min-hyuk will subordinate nan squad successful January.

Mikey Moore, a 16-year-old academy striker, has impressed successful pre-season friendlies.

BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella said: "Manager Postecoglou will beryllium nan unit driving Tottenham to judge they tin yet return that adjacent measurement and triumph silverware for nan first clip since 2008.

"As ever, he won't want to limit Spurs' ambitions but qualification for nan Champions League seems a much realistic target."

Last season's finish: Sixth (28 points beneath City)

Chelsea vanished past play powerfully to suffice for Europe, having been successful threat of a bottom-half finish, but aft different summertime of awesome overhaul, really they will fare is anybody's guess.

Enzo Maresca, connected nan backmost of starring Leicester to promotion, replaced Mauricio Pochettino successful nan Blues' basking spot this summer.

They person made a flurry of summertime signings - pinch Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tosin Adarabioyo and Omari Kellyman each having Premier League experience.

Veteran centre-back Thiago Silva, on pinch Hakim Ziyech, Ian Maatsen, Lewis Hall and Omari Hutchinson - who were each retired connected indebtedness past play - person near permanently, pinch Conor Gallagher group to move to Atletico Madrid.

BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella said: "Chelsea would beryllium a existent outsider for nan Premier League title this play arsenic a caller head successful Enzo Maresca and young squad look for illustration they request clip to adjacent nan gap.

"Qualification for nan Champions League and occurrence successful nan cups remains nan ambition, but there's a dream that this young squad tin turn up together and go contenders successful early seasons."

Last season's finish: Seventh (31 points beneath City)

Newcastle group nan barroom truthful precocious successful 2022-23 pinch their astonishment Champions League qualification that past season's seventh-place decorativeness felt for illustration an anti-climax.

Manchester United's triumph successful nan FA Cup last meant nan Magpies, who vanished nan play strongly, missed retired connected Europe entirely.

Now Newcastle will dream they tin support clasp of head Eddie Howe, who is considered one of nan favourites to go England boss.

BBC Sport's Simon Stone said: "I americium getting a consciousness of vexation astir Newcastle that they are being handicapped by financial rules, meaning they are having to waste players erstwhile they really want to buy.

"The bully news is Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon are each still astatine nan club. The bad news is location is different period earlier nan transportation model closes. The uncertainty cannot beryllium helping Eddie Howe successful his planning."

Last season's finish: Eighth (31 points beneath City)

Manchester United had their worst convention decorativeness since 1989-90 past play arsenic they vanished eighth - though they did extremity connected a precocious by winning nan FA Cup.

Manager Erik 10 Hag had wide been expected to suffer his occupation successful Sir Jim Ratcliffe's overhaul of nan club, but United decided to instrumentality pinch nan Dutchman who has won trophies successful some his seasons astatine nan club.

Manchester United person splashed rate for 2 youngsters this summertime - £36.5m Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee and £52m Lille centre-back Leny Yoro. Already, though, Yoro is injured and facing months retired of action.

Several players person near connected free transfers including ex-France internationals Raphael Varane and Anthony Martial.

BBC Sport's Simon Stone said: "The show of £52m caller boy Leny Yoro successful a protective footwear sends a shudder down nan spine of United's fans.

"Injuries began successful nan past pre-season and didn't stop. Erik 10 Hag must debar a repetition because he simply cannot spend to decorativeness eighth again.

"That is apt to bring a renewed attraction astir further cardinal protect strengthening complete nan adjacent mates of weeks."