Saturday 13 August 2016 09:28, UK
The Soccer Saturday panel is split between Chelsea and Manchester City for the Premier League title, with Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Leicester overlooked.
The four pundits will be back in the studio alongside Jeff Stelling for Saturday's show, live on Sky Sports News HQ from 12pm, as Leicester begin their title defence at Hull City, live on Sky Sports 1 HD at 12.30pm.
The Foxes' chances of repeating their memorable triumph are doubted at 28/1 with Sky Bet, albeit significantly shorter odds than their price of 5,000/1 quoted this time last year.
So who will be crowned champions in 2016/17? Here is what the pundits are predicting...
Under Pep Guardiola they'll keep possession and yet still be aggressive, two very important things in the Premier League.
We saw how effective the high-pressing game was with Tottenham last season and Pep was the brains behind the six-second rule of winning it back once you've lost it.
This team needed a boost and changes to happen. I think it had become stale and players weren't performing to their potential, which Guardiola will change.
We'll have to wait to see how the signings do but I think the majority will come good. He's spent twice as much as he did in his first seasons at Barcelona and Bayern Munich and I think it will reinvigorate City.
I would always rather make a prediction than sit on the fence, but I think this is the hardest season to predict.
We have all the top managers in the world in the Premier League now, which shows you how good it is.
I'm going for Chelsea on the strength of the manager and Eden Hazard. He had a terrible season last time around, but could still be the best player in the league.
If he gets going again they could sneak their way to the top.
I'm expecting Man City to be champions. I'm backing Guardiola to adapt and while it won't be a perfect season, he's brought in the personnel to complement what they already have.
I still think United need another two after Paul Pogba and I think Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool are in the same boat.
I'm not convinced by Chelsea at this stage and it will be an intriguing tactical situation for their players under Antonio Conte.
I just think there's a big advantage in not playing European football, and that certainly works in favour of both Chelsea and Liverpool.
I was also very impressed with how Conte got so much out of a very average Italy team at Euro 2016. That's what Chelsea need after struggling to motivate themselves after winning the previous title.
Plus, I'm looking at the odds. I don't see how they are 5/1 for the title having won it the season before last when Manchester United are 3/1.
