Premier League fixtures: Headache for Klopp as Liverpool face big guns early

Liverpool will take on Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham inside the first nine weeks of the 2017-18 Premier League season.

After opening their campaign with games away at Watford and at home to Crystal Palace, Jurgen Klopp will have to prepare his team to play four of the other five teams who finished in the top six last term.

Liverpool are at home to Arsenal on matchday three and then travel to play Manchester City in their following game.

Matches against Burnley (home), Leicester City (away) and Newcastle United (away) follow, before the Reds then face another major double-header, as Manchester United visit Anfield on October 14 before they travel to Wembley to play Tottenham on October 21.

They do not have to wait much longer to face Chelsea either, with the champions coming to Anfield on November 25.

The home Merseyside derby against Everton comes on December 9, with the return game on April 7.

A potentially decisive match away to Chelsea on May 5 is Liverpool’s penultimate fixture of the season, with the campaign ending with a home clash against Brighton and Hove Albion on the final day.

Liverpool’s 2017-18 Premier League fixtures in full:

12/08/2017 – Watford v Liverpool
19/08/2017 – Liverpool v Crystal Palace 26/08/2017 – Liverpool v Arsenal 09/09/2017 – Manchester City v Liverpool 16/09/2017 – Liverpool v Burnley 23/09/2017 – Leicester City v Liverpool 30/09/2017 – Newcastle United v Liverpool 14/10/2017 – Liverpool v Manchester United 21/10/2017 – Tottenham v Liverpool 28/10/2017 – Liverpool v Huddersfield Town 04/11/2017 – West Ham v Liverpool 18/11/2017 – Liverpool v Southampton 25/11/2017 – Liverpool v Chelsea 29/11/2017 – Stoke City v Liverpool 02/12/2017 – Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool 09/12/2017 – Liverpool v Everton 13/12/2017 – Liverpool v West Brom 16/12/2017 – Bournemouth v Liverpool 23/12/2017 – Arsenal v Liverpool 26/12/2017 – Liverpool v Swansea City 30/12/2017 – Liverpool v Leicester City 01/01/2018 – Burnley v Liverpool 13/01/2018 – Liverpool v Manchester City 20/01/2018 – Swansea City v Liverpool 30/01/2018 – Huddersfield Town v Liverpool 03/02/2018 – Liverpool v Tottenham 10/02/2018 – Southampton v Liverpool 24/02/2018 – Liverpool v West Ham 03/03/2018 – Liverpool v Newcastle United 10/03/2018 – Manchester United v Liverpool 17/03/2018 – Liverpool v Watford 31/03/2018 – Crystal Palace v Liverpool 07/04/2018 – Everton v Liverpool 14/04/2018 – Liverpool v Bournemouth 21/04/2018 – West Brom v Liverpool 28/04/2018 – Liverpool v Stoke City 05/05/2018 – Chelsea v Liverpool 13/05/2018 – Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion

Source:Sports.Yahoo