Nothing beats the first game of the campaign: the optimism, the excitement, the thought that maybe, just maybe, this is your team's year. Max McLean picks out the best curtain-raisers from down the years...
What makes a classic season-opening game? Goals, red cards and comebacks go a long way to answering that question, but historical significance - with the benefit of hindsight, of course - can be important too.
Here are eight of the most memorable opening-day Premier League matches.
