A five-way battle for the EPL trophy

EIGHTY-TWO days have passed since an all-conquering Chelsea team dominated their way to the English Premier League (EPL) title last season.

On Saturday morning (Singapore time), a brand new campaign got underway as Arsenal and Leicester City met in North London for the first of 380 matches to be played over the next nine months.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost all the major bookies around the world think big-spenders Manchester City will lift the trophy this season. Their cross-town rivals Manchester United, without a league championship since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, are the second favourites.