Stoke defender Marc Muniesa is clearly in the mood today...

Preston host Middlesbrough at Deepdale at 12:00 BST and there will be live coverage on the BBC Sport website.

Until then here are the teams...

Preston:  Pickford, Vermijl, Clarke, Huntington, Wright, Cunningham, Welsh, Johnson, Gallagher, Keane and Garner.   

Middlesbrough:  Dimi, Kalas, Ayala, Fry, Friend, Adomah, Clayton, Leadbitter, Reach, Downing, Kike.  

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Briefly back to those rumours about Kevn De Bruyne, former Bayern Munich and Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger was a guest on Sportsworld on BBC World Service earlier, and he had some interesting things to say about the potential move for the Wolfsburg man. 

"While he was at Chelsea, maybe he didn't have a good mentality, but he's become more mature, and he's taken on a bigger role in the team," says Hitzlsperger.

"He's the best player at Wolfsburg. It takes some quality to be the best player in the entire league that he was last season in the Bundesliga. That's why I think he's matured and is ready to make to next step and go to Manchester City.”

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Right then, with just over two hours until today's Premier League action gets under way time to start looking ahead to the three games we have coming up. 

Which manager will still be smiling by this evening?

Can you remember any better managerial debuts than Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri’s yesterday? That'll be one of the topics for MOTD2 Extra at 12:15 BST on BBC Two.

Lee Webster:   As a Cardiff fan, it pains me to say, but Garry Monk for Swansea. Beat us 3-0 in his first game.

Danny Colford:  Joe Royle at Everton. Bottom of league beat Liverpool 2-0.

Alistair Elias:  Alan Curbishley beating Man Utd only three days after joining West Ham that was sliding towards inevitable relegation

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Finally, Bournemouth were left to rue missed chances on their Premier League debut as substitute Rudy Gestede scored on his Aston Villa debut in a 1-0 win.

Gestede, signed for £6m from Blackburn, powered in a header 13 minutes after replacing fellow new boy Jordan Ayew.

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Speaking of impressive debuts, Yohan Cabaye got himself up and running at Crystal Palace with a goal as Alan Pardew's side beat newly-promoted Norwich 3-1.

Pardew has reinvigorated the Selhurst Park club since his arrival in January. The former Eagles winger led the club to a 10th-place finish last term, their highest in the Premier League.

And despite managing them for only 19 games, he has now matched the most number of wins by a Palace boss in the Premier League, levelling the 11 victories of Tony Pulis, Alan Smith and Steve Coppell.

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Can you remember any better managerial debuts than Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri’s yesterday? That'll be one of the topics for MOTD2 Extra at 12:15 BST on BBC Two.

Chris Powell: Better debut than Ranieri? ... well it seems a million years ago now, but David Moyes started his United career with a 4-1 win away at a tough Swansea side!  

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If Chelsea do make a move for John Stones, they might want to ignore his performance on Saturday.

The Everton defender was sent tumbling by the tricky footwork of Odion Ighalo, who scored Watford's opener in a 2-2 draw.

It wasn't the best of displays for Everton, with Ross Barkley's thunderbolt one of the few highlights.

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Were Chelsea a bit stale yesterday? They started the game with no new faces in the side - a contrast to Aston Villa who had six new players in their 1-0 win at Bournemouth.

The Blues defence was a bit shaky. Time to get out the chequebook and snap up John Stones from Everton?

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Chelsea began their title defence against Swansea on Saturday, and they certainly endured a bumpy opening day.

The Blues had Thibaut Courtois sent off as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was not happy...

Can you remember any better managerial debuts than Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri’s yesterday - that'll be one of the topics for MOTD2 Extra at 12:15 BST on BBC Two.

Ashley:  Michael Laudrup? QPR 0-5 Swans.  

Stephen Wilcox:  Sir Bobby Robson for Newcastle. An 8-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

JC: Slaven Bilic vs Arsenal...  

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One of the things the chaps at Match of the Day 2 Extra will be discussing is whether there has been a better managerial debut than Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri’s yesterday, and they want your views.

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Match of the Day 2 Extra  will be having a look back to Saturday’s action plus a preview of today’s games on BBC Two, BBC Radio 5 live and online from 12:15 BST. 

Host Mark Chapman is joined by former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas, Mark Lawrenson and Sam Wallace from The Independent. 

And of course later there’ll be Match of the Day 2 itself – today it’s on BBC One from 22:30, except for viewers in Scotland, who can watch from 23:25. 

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Louis van Gaal went one step further than Claudio Ranieri when it came to musical references yesterday and actually sang, external in his post-match news conference.

After Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 thanks to Kyle Walker's own goal, Van Gaal - who turned 64 yesterday - treat the assembled media to a rendition of The Beatles' When I'm Sixty-Four. 

Yep, that really happened...

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Right, to kick things off in our look back at yesterday - one of the more bizarre moments from Saturday.

Leicester started life under Claudio Ranieri with a dominant 4-2 win against Sunderland, but what inspired such an impressive display? A stirring team talk? Smart tactics? Nope, Ranieri asking his players to channel their inner Kasabian beforehand....

"I told my players, 'when you go on the pitch and you hear the song Fire from Kasabian, that means they want warriors'," said Ranieri.

"Kasabian are a fantastic rock band from Leicester and I think the guitar man, Serge, is Italian. It’s good and I think the fans love fighters. We are fighters."

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Manchester United flew to the USA, Liverpool had a jaunt around Asia and Australia while League Two Barnet...took the tube to play table tennis in West London., external

There was quite a wide variety in the way clubs throughout the Premier League and Football League spent their pre-season, but we want to know how your pre-season has gone so far?

Have you had gruelling training regimes? Played and done well in friendlies? Or has your pre-season been all about R&R and 'team bonding' (otherwise known as going to the pub).

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