Liverpool will continue their quest for a first top-flight title in 30 years against city rivals Everton on June 21, as the Premier League on Friday released its revised fixture list for the first three weeks of the restarted season.
Soccer in England has been disrupted since mid-March, but clubs have voted to resume play on June 17 when second-placed Manchester City host Arsenal and Sheffield United visit relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
Liverpool, 25 points clear at the top, are two victories away from winning the Premier League, but will have a shot at securing the title by beating Everton in the Merseyside derby if City lose to Arsenal.
Other potential dates in the first three fixtures when Liverpool could clinch the title are June 24, when they host Crystal Palace, and July 2, when they face Manchester City.
The venues for Liverpool’s games against Everton and City are yet to be confirmed.
Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently eighth, host fifth-placed Manchester United on June 19, while third-placed Leicester City travel to Watford on Saturday, June 20.
Arsenal are back in action on the same Saturday with a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, while Villa play again on Sunday, June 21, when they host fourth-placed Chelsea.
City play again on Monday, June 22, when they host mid-table Burnley.
All the matches will be broadcast live but will take place without fans present.
Pep’s deputy
Pep Guardiola is set to appoint his former mentor Juanma Lillo as his assistant coach at Manchester City, according to reports in the Spanish media on Friday.
City did not replace Mikel Arteta when he left his role as Guardiola’s assistant to become Arsenal manager last December, but newspapers
Marca and AS said he is set to hire Lillo, who recently left Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai.