Manchester City have been handed a tough start to the Premier League season as they will face three of the traditional 'Big Six' clubs in their opening six fixtures. After an away trip to Wolves to kick off their season, City welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad Stadium for the first home game of their campaign. They then make the difficult trip to Brighton before taking on Manchester United at home in the first Manchester derby of the season. Pep Guardiola's side will then travel to Arsenal before returning home against newly promoted Burnley. As such, we should be able to get a decent gauge of where City's title credentials are at after the opening six games of the season but how does their start to the season compare to their title rivals? Liverpool and Arsenal have also been handed bruising starts to the season. Arne Slot's side face a trip to Newcastle and a home game with the Gunners inside their opening three fixtures, while Mikel Arteta's men start the season with a trip to Manchester United before taking on four of last season's top seven in their next five matches. Newcastle also have a brutal start to the season as they face a trip to Aston Villa and a home game with Liverpool in their opening two matches and a home clash against Arsenal within their opening six matches, too. Villa will not face a team who finished in the top eight last season after their opening day clash against Newcastle, while Chelsea also have a favourable start to the season with a trip to Manchester United arguably their toughest fixture. United face Arsenal, City and Chelsea in their opening six games while new Tottenham boss Thomas Frank will be confident of making a strong start to the season with their visit to City looking like their only gruelling prospect in the opening stages of the season. Here's a full look at how City's opening six fixtures compare with their title rivals. Aston Villa Manchester United Here at the Manchester Evening News, we’re dedicated to bringing you the best Manchester City coverage and analysis. Make sure you don’t miss out on the latest City news by joining our free WhatsApp group. You can get all the breaking news and best analysis sent straight to your phone by clicking here to subscribe. You can also subscribe to our free newsletter service. Click here to be sent all the day’s biggest stories. And finally, if you’d rather listen to our expert analysis then make sure to check out our Talking City podcast. Our shows are available on all podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and you can also watch along on YouTube.