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Florian Wirtz has been tipped as the Premier League's best new signing (Image: Getty Images)

The 2025-26 Premier League season gets underway on Friday night when champions Liverpool host Bournemouth at Anfield, but can they retain their title after a busy summer?

Express Sport predict how the campaign could pan out, including who will the league, who will get relegated and who the best and worst summer signings will be...

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Title winner - Liverpool

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You can’t win the league by 10 points and strengthen considerably over the summer without going into the following campaign as overwhelming favourites.

Top four - Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea

Yes, this is the same order as last season but it’s also how I see it.

Aside from their lack of defensive depth, Liverpool are heading into next season with the best squad, even if Alexander Isak does not move to Anfield.

Top four - Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea

Arteta cannot afford another Arsenal season of near-misses.

A title and millions of pounds in expenditure later, he is now.

Top four - Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea

I've never been so certain of a top four ahead of a season than this.

City will have more than enough to stay in the top four while Chelsea should return with a new-look strike force to provide the goals.

Bottom three - Sunderland, Leeds United, Burnley

I know it's boring but I can see all three promoted teams heading down for the third season in a row.

Leeds as well haven't done enough this summer and I see Burnley making up the rest of the bottom three.

Best signing - Florian Wirtz

Wirtz looked like he had been playing for Liverpool for ages during the Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace.
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