Local area Shield: How Man City and Liverpool are taking care of business for Premier League title battle
Only one point isolated champions Manchester City and other participants Liverpool in the Premier League last season.
The different sides have seen huge summer move action - the two appearances and takeoffs - and another titanic title tussle is normal.
Before they meet in the Community Shield at Leicester's King Power Stadium on Saturday, BBC Sport investigates how they are getting down to business for the season ahead.
The fresh debuts
Goalscoring in the Premier League last season wasn't precisely a major issue for City and Liverpool - they scored 99 and 94 objectives separately, while the following most noteworthy count in the association was Chelsea's 76. Nonetheless, the two sides have spent large on their forward line.
Having a quality, without a doubt striker has for quite some time been an idea for City and they finished that conversation by marking Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund in an arrangement worth £51m.
The Norwegian is just 22, yet has been productive for club and country for quite a while. Haaland has 20 objectives in 21 games for Norway and left Dortmund having scored 86 objectives in 89 games.
Large things are likewise expected of Argentine striker Julian Alvarez. The 22-year-old joined from River Plate in January yet remained at the club borrowed, and has just appropriately connected up with City since July. He has been tipped as a possible replacement to Sergio Aguero.
Furthermore, administrator Pep Guardiola reinforced his midfield with the marking of England worldwide Kalvin Phillips, 26, from Leeds for £45m.
Liverpool's principal marking of the mid year was Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez, who joined from Benfica for a club record £85m.
The 23-year-old has adjusted well since moving from South America to Europe and scored 34 objectives in 41 counterparts for the Portuguese side last season.
The Reds additionally marked energizing youthful Portuguese forward Fabio Carvalho from Fulham and 18-year-old Scottish right-back Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen
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