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The big Premier League kick off is nearly upon us.

Liverpool have spent big in the summer and strengthened in the right places, but they were a massive 25 points behind Manchester City last term.

With Pep Guardiola's side adding the likes of Riyad Mahrez to their ranks, can the Anfield side really hope to overtake them?

And what about the other end with strong arrivals from the Championship in the shape of Wolves and Fulham.

So who will win the title, who will get relegated, which teams will claim the cups and what are the surprise packages of the season?

Here Mirror Football experts have their say....

SIMON MULLOCK

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Who will win the title?

Man City

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Liverpool

Tottenham

Man United

Who will be relegated?

Huddersfield

Newcastle

Cardiff

Who will win the FA Cup?

Tottenham

Who will win the League Cup?

Arsenal

Which team will be the surprise package?

Fulham

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Phil Foden

ANDY DUNN

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Here’s how hot my predictions are. I have already got a sizeable investment on Stoke City winning the Championship ... and they were thrashed on the Football League’s opening weekend.

I had my local club, Crewe Alexandra, to be in League Two trouble - and they started out with a six-nil hammering of Morecambe.

So here goes for a Premier League season when Manchester City will dominate again...

Who will win the title?

Manchester City

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Manchester United

Chelsea

Liverpool

Who will be relegated?

Bournemouth

Cardiff

Huddersfield

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Who will win the FA Cup?

Manchester City

Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester United

Which team will be the surprise package?

Arsenal, the surprise being they might struggle to finish top half

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

For all his pre-season negativity, Jose Mourinho can expect Fred to have a major impact.

DAVID MADDOCK

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City - though Liverpool will run them close, and it could even hinge on their respective Champions' League campaigns

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Liverpool

Arsenal

Spurs

Who will be relegated?

Cardiff

Huddersfield

Southampton

Who will win the FA Cup?

Everton

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Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester United

Which team will be the surprise package?

Fulham

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Naby Keita - look out for the quality of this guy, he has the potential to be world class

MIKE WALTERS

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Take it as red - the only team equipped to stop Manchester City this season is Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp has invested heavily in the spine of his team, with £60 million goalkeeper Alisson, Naby Keita, Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri all checking in at Anfield, and Liverpool have looked in good order on their pre-season travels.

They beat City three times last season, but can they cut out the daft defeats and complacent draws? Last season, Liverpool shipped NINE points against the three relegated teams (West Brom, Swansea and Stoke) alone: Add those points to the slate, and they would have finished second, not fourth.

Will Klopp's retail therapy this summer bridge the 25-point gap that separated them from City last time?

Here's a prediction: If Liverpool collect 92 points this season, they will end the 28-year wait for a 19th title at Anfield.

Who will win the title?

Liverpool

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Arsenal

Manchester United

Who will be relegated?

Cardiff

Huddersfield

Southampton

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Who will win the FA Cup?

Arsenal

Who will win the League Cup?

Tottenham

Which team will be the surprise package?

Wolves

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Ruben Neves

ADRIAN KAJUMBA

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City. Expect Liverpool to run them closer but City are still the team to beat.

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Liverpool

Arsenal

Manchester United

Who will be relegated?

Newcastle

Huddersfield

Cardiff

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Who will win the FA Cup?

Manchester United

Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester City

Which team will be the surprise package?

It is hard not to be impressed by the business Fulham have done.

They played Premier League football in the Championship and have added quality in positions where they needed strengthening.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Arsenal striker should provide fresh competition in the race for the golden boot.

He's had half a season to get used to life in England and his 10 goals in 13 league appearances was a sign of things to come.

STEVE BATES

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City will still be the dominant force this season for two very simple reasons - they have the best players and Pep Guardiola is the manager.

Who will make the top four?

1 Man City

2 Liverpool

3 Man United

4 Arsenal

Who will be relegated?

18 Southampton

19 Huddersfield

20 Cardiff

Who will win the FA Cup?

Liverpool

Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester City

Which team will be the surprise package?

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Fulham sparkled in the Championship and manager Slavisa Jokanovic will make sure his stars are competitive.

Keeping teenager Ryan Sessegnon was great business and the £27million signing of Nice midfielder Jean-Michael Seri will be a significant midfield presence.

The arrival of Alfie Mawson and Andre Schurrle on loan from Borussia Dortmund adds more quality to a team who won't be dull to watch.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Naby Keita. The energetic Guinean star has already become a key component in Liverpool's pre-season and has added snap, bite and aggression to Jurgen Klopp's midfield.

Keita recovered possession of the ball 452 times over the past two seasons for RB Leipzig, more than anyone else in the Bundesliga.

MATT LAWLESS

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For the record, I ALWAYS get my predictions wrong - but apologies in advance to supporters of any clubs who I might offend. Don't blame me... blame the crystal ball!

Who will win the title?

West Ham United… I wish! I think Liverpool are the ones to watch this season. But I expect Manchester City to become the first champions to retain the title since 2009

Who will make the top four?

1. Manchester City

2. Liverpool

3. Arsenal

4. Manchester United

Who will be relegated

18. Watford

19. Huddersfield

20. Cardiff (sorry!)

Who will win the FA Cup?

West Ham (I can dream!)

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Who will win the League Cup?

Chelsea

Which team will be the surprise package?

Fulham have made some smart signings this summer. I think they’ll be quite entertaining to watch (especially at home). But the answer is: West Ham (you can see a theme emerging here…)

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

I can’t wait to watch Felipe Anderson. But Lucas Torreira at Arsenal and Naby Keita at Liverpool are two who could do really well.

ALEX RICHARDS

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City. Liverpool have spent well and should run them close, while we shouldn’t expect City to match last season’s 100 point feat.

But they remain the best side, the best squad and still have the best manager.

Who will make the top four?

1. Manchester City

2. Liverpool

3. Manchester United

4. Tottenham

Who will be relegated

Cardiff don’t have enough quality. Then it’s very much one from 9 or 10 in truth.

I think Huddersfield may not last the pace this season and Watford’s business doesn’t really inspire; they're the flakiest team in the division. I’ll go with that pair.

Who will win the FA Cup?

Arsenal

Who will win the League Cup?

Liverpool

Which team will be the surprise package?

Fulham have done some excellent business during the summer, strengthening their squad with players that Slavisa Jovanovic wanted. I’d expect them to push towards 8-12th - provided they stiffen up defensively.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Naby Keita. An outstanding player, he’s far more than just a destroyer. Will be excellent for Liverpool.

THOMAS BRISTOW

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My mate once won £6,500 from a £1 bet and I witnessed it happen. That's as far as my success in predicting goes. But here's what I think will happen this season...

As boring as this answer is, I can't see any other side than Manchester City winning the title. They're just too darn good - and have only further reinforced in attack with the likes of Riyad Mahrez. Liverpool will come close this season but under Pep Guardiola City will once again dominate.

Who will win the title?

1. Manchester City

2. Liverpool

3. Arsenal

4. Manchester United

Who will be relegated

18. Southampton

19. Brighton

20. Cardiff

Who will win the FA Cup

Spurs

Who will win the League Cup

Liverpool

Who will be surprise package

Fulham. The west Londoners have done fantastic business this summer - not least of all keeping hold of super youngster Ryan Sessegnon. Under Slavisa Jokanovic, Fulham played some wonderful football in the Championship and the Serbian will be keen to ensure this continues. They'll be a great team to watch this season.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. After arriving in January and impressing straightaway, I can't see anything other than a blistering first full season for the Gabon striker. A new chapter is taking place at Arsenal and he will be spearheading it alongside Unai Emery.

JON LIVESEY

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City

Now Pep Guardiola knows what it takes to win the Premier League, I expect his Manchester City side to dominate for years to come. They're just better than everybody else.

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Liverpool

Arsenal

Manchester United

As an Everton fan, it pains me to say it, but Liverpool will be the team pushing City all the way.

Unai Emery's (half) revolutionised Arsenal, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang spearheading the attack and a reinforced backline, will be back among the Champions League places.

Maurizio Sarri's first season in the Premier League will be a learning experience, similar to Guardiola's debut, with ups and downs - providing Roman Abramovich stays patient...

Who will be relegated?

Cardiff

Huddersfield

Newcastle

New boys Cardiff will struggle - badly. Neil Warnock has never sussed how to keep a team in the Premier League and I can't see that changing with his current team. Newcastle have endured a torrid pre-season, and with Rafa Benitez looking ever exasperated, I fear for them.

Huddersfield, meanwhile, will soon discover that the second season in the top flight is considerably more unforgiving than the first.

Who will win the FA Cup?

Manchester City

Who will win the League Cup?

Liverpool

Which team will be the surprise package?

West Ham

I've been impressed by West Ham's summer business - they've added quality in areas that needed strengthening. I wouldn't be surprised if they qualified for Europe.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I'm tipping the Arsenal striker to smash it, as the kids say, this season. His goals to games ratio after joining in January proved he can cut it in the English top flight.

Fully warmed up and settled in, he could be devastating. My tip to win the Golden Boot.

AARON FLANAGAN

When are we doing the National League North predictions? Oh well, here we go anyway…

Who will win the title?

Manchester City. The gap was too big between them and the rest last season and while I think Liverpool could run them close, City are only stronger this time around with the addition of Riyad Mahrez.

Who will make the top four?

1. Manchester City

2. Liverpool

3. Chelsea

4. Tottenham

Who will be relegated?

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18. Bournemouth

19. Burnley

20. Cardiff

Who will win the FA Cup?

Arsenal. They will realistically know they aren’t competing for the title, so should take the FA Cup more seriously than most of their Big Six rivals.

Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester United… and Jose will still find a reason to moan!

Which team will be the surprise package?

Brighton. They did well last year in their first Premier League season but have made some real smart signings since. Plus they still have quality players like Pascal Gross, Jose Izquierdo and Davy Propper from last year.

I fancy them to ‘do a Burnley’ and become the best of the rest. Watch out Everton!

Which player will take the Premier League by storm?

Kenedy. He’s been known in the Premier League for a few years now but this is his first chance to play a full season in a starting XI at a team he wants to be at, with the backing of the manager and supporters.

JACK RATHBORN

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City, obviously, and it won't be close again, despite Liverpool's progress this summer.

While the Champions League will be of greater importance to Pep Guardiola, their strength in depth, compared to the rest, is scary: Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, John Stones, Ilkay Gundogan and, alarmingly, David Silva - given the progress of Bernardo - could find themselves out of the starting line-up for spells.

Sprinkle in an elite group of prospects (such as Phil Foden and Brahim Diaz) taking their first steps under the tutelage of Pep and you have an unstoppable train.

Only a clean bill of health all season for Jurgen Klopp's side will make the title race close.

Who will make the top four?

Manchester City

Liverpool

Manchester United

Chelsea

City and Liverpool look certain, while the turbulence at United and the Spurs' late window uncertainty makes the top four race intriguing.

United probably have enough with Romelu Lukaku's reliable source of goals despite the alarm bells of Mourinho's third season.

It will be a closely-fought battle between Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal for fourth. Maurizio Sarri will hope to just stay afloat until the new year as he gradually transmits his philosophy, while Unai Emery must capitalise on the fortune of having more first teamers completing a pre-season than any of his rivals.

I'll plump with Chelsea getting back inside the top four despite the teething problems of Sarri-ball, simply because Eden Hazard is that good. The Belgian is set to stay and his World Cup showed only a few players in world football are on his level, which should prove enough.

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Who will be relegated?

Huddersfield, surely, after lucking out with survival last term despite only scoring 28 times. With them will be Cardiff, probably, but the third team is tough to judge.

Fulham and Wolves surely have too much quality now to go down, while Brighton appear to have taken another step forward.

Watford look vulnerable but I'll go for Burnley as a surprise, with a lot of their success last season predicated on one-goal victories (12 out of a 14 victories), plus the potential for European football (should they advance through the qualifying rounds) as an added nuisance.

Who will win the FA Cup?

Liverpool finally get some silverware under Klopp.

Who will win the League Cup?

Man City - that depth and elite talent will take them to the latter stages before Guardiola takes the competition seriously.

Which team will be the surprise package?

Given Burnley finished seventh last season, fighting out to beat the drop would certainly qualify as a surprise to most.

Which player will take Prem League by storm?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a full season at Arsenal will make many clubs wonder why they didn't pull the trigger before the Gunners eventually picked him up in January.

With Arsenal beginning a new dawn under Unai Emery, look to PEA to create a rarely experienced feel good atmosphere at the Emirates and grab the golden boot off Mohamed Salah.

JAMES WHALING

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Who will win the title?

Manchester City.

I can’t see anyone stopping Man City. They have kept their best players, added a sprinkling of quality and will surely be too strong for all comers once more.

Who will make the top four?

2. Liverpool

3. Tottenham

4. Manchester United

I expect Liverpool to run them closest while the turmoil at Chelsea and Manchester United may allow Tottenham to nick third place. Fourth is anyone’s - I’ve gone with United to pip Chelsea and Arsenal.

Who will be relegated?

18. Watford

19. Huddersfield

20. Cardiff

Who will win the FA Cup?

Liverpool

Who will win the League Cup?

Manchester City

Which team will be the surprise package?

Fulham. I like the business Fulham have done - they haven’t been afraid to spend and look like they will be very competitive.

Which player will take Premier League by storm?

Mo Salah

I realise Mo Salah isn’t the bravest of shouts for the player to watch, but after an outstanding campaign last term and a relatively short World Cup - he should be raring to go again this season. From his brief time on the pitch in pre-season he already looks sharp and I only see him carrying on where he left off.