Premier League is back and uncertainty pervades start of post-Guardiola era

Premier League is back and uncertainty pervades start of post-Guardiola era The post-Pep Guardiola era is getting underway in English soccer amid uncertainty and upheaval — not just at Manchester City but across the whole of the Premier League. Get this: Heading into the new top-flight season beginning Friday, nine clubs have new permanent managers — an unprecedented number at the start of an English top-flight campaign.

At age 33, Fabian Hürzeler is the fifth longest-serving coach in the Premier League. and he has been at Brighton for just two years. The biggest vacuum needing to be filled is at City, following the departure of Guardiola after 10 record-breaking years in charge.