Not exact matches
Brighton's remaining
fixtures, however will encourage
rivals, as their remaining matches include trips to Burnley, Manchester
City and Liverpool as well as a home tie
against Manchester United.
Manchester
City still have difficult away trips to a revitalised Crystal Palace, bitter
rivals Manchester United, Spurs and Swansea, while home
fixtures against West Ham and Southampton will also be tricky.
Arsenal came up
against fellow Premier League title
rivals Manchester
City in Sweden, in what was both club's final
fixture of their respective pre-season campaigns.
I remember going to Barnsley last year and seeing everyone on their phones trying to get tickets for the away
fixture against local
rivals Birmingham
City.
They've had no such problems
against their main
rivals, though, and on Sunday they'll look to once again rise to the occasion when they welcome table - toppers Man
City to Anfield aiming to repeat last season's epic performance in the corresponding
fixture back in April, when Andy Carroll scored his first goals for the club in a comprehensive 3 - 0 victory.