{"id":1661,"date":"2024-08-18T08:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T08:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/chelsea-starting-xi-who-would-you-pick-for-premier-league-opener-against-manchester-city\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T08:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T08:29:26","slug":"chelsea-starting-xi-who-would-you-pick-for-premier-league-opener-against-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/chelsea-starting-xi-who-would-you-pick-for-premier-league-opener-against-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Starting XI: Who Would You Pick For Premier League Opener Against Manchester City?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><main id=\"main-content\" data-testid=\"main-content\"><\/p>\n<header data-component=\"headline-block\">\n<h2 id=\"main-heading\" type=\"headline\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">11 summer signings &#8211; who would make your Chelsea XI for opener?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure>\n<p><span><picture><source  type=\"image\/webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Chelsea signing Pedro Neto sits on a bench in the club's dressing room\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/731\/cpsprodpb\/5334\/live\/ac5b6550-5baf-11ef-81b2-f732384fec8f.jpg\"  width=\"731\" height=\"411\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\"><span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/p><figcaption><span>Image caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pedro Neto joined Chelsea for \u00a354 in early August to become the club&#8217;s 11th summer signing<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p><b>Chelsea have once again been busy in the transfer market as they look to create a side they hope can challenge for the Premier League top four.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The arrival of Wolves forward Pedro Neto for \u00a354m earlier this month took them to 11 summer signings with an average age of under 21, spending \u00a3185m since June 14 and bulking up their squad to more than 50 senior players.<\/p>\n<p>They begin their Premier League campaign against defending champions Manchester City who, in contrast, have made just one major signing before the start of the season &#8211; Brazilian winger Savinho.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p>That means while City&#8217;s team for Sunday&#8217;s match will be easier to predict, Chelsea&#8217;s is probably a bit harder.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport football news reporter Nizaar Kinsella, who covers Enzo Maresca&#8217;s side, has picked this side &#8211; and then it is your turn. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p>But who would you choose? 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