HERE ARE THE OPENING FIXTURES WHICH STARTS ON SATURDAY:

Arsenal-Leicester City; Watford-Liverpool; Chelsea-Burnley; Crystal PalaceHuddersfield Town; Everton vs. Stoke City; Southampton-Swansea City;

West Bromwich Albion vs. Bournemouth: 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester City Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United vs. West Ham United

The Stamford Bridge outfit have accounted for Matic leaving with Tiemoue Bakayoko’s arrival and will hope the former Monaco star can fill in ably for the Serbian.

5At 29-years-old it could be argued that £40m constitutes good value for Matic but after making 35 appearances last term, it remains to be seen just how much Conte will miss his midfield general.

The towering holding player made his competitive debut for United in their 2-1 Super Cup defeat by Real Madrid, showing glimpses of his qualities.

And Gary Cahill echoed his manager’s sentiments and having seen the new United addition operate at close quarters, the England defender also thinks Mourinho has secured a great signing. +5

‘For me Matic is a fantastic player – a real, real top player,’ he said.

‘I think I had the benefit of realising how good he is when he’s playing just in front of you – on and off the ball.

‘He’s going to be a huge loss, there’s no doubt about that,’ Cahill concluded.