Under New Management: Why Arsenal And Chelsea Could Shine This Season

Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri can breathe new life into the London sides.

By Mike Pedley /

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The 2018-19 Premier League season is nearly here and four managers are set to oversee their first ever games in the English top flight. Nuno Espírito Santo and Slaviša Jokanović will be interesting to observe at promoted sides Wolves and Fulham, respectively, but a lot of attention is going to be placed on the new bosses of two of the Premier League's biggest teams: Arsenal and Chelsea.

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Former Sevilla and PSG boss Unai Emery has been given the mammoth task of replacing Arsene Wenger at the Emirates, while veteran Italian coach Maurizio Sarri has taken over at Stamford Bridge. Time will tell how successful their appointments turn out to be, but Emery and Sarri's arrivals can inspire hope among the fanbases of their respective clubs.