“A baptism of fire” for new manager Marco Rose is what Steve Fletcher thinks of Bournemouth’s opening fixtures.
The Cherries are set to travel to Manchester City on the first day of the new campaign, then host Everton, followed by a visit to Newcastle, before hosting Brentford and Liverpool.
Former Bournemouth forward Steve Fletcher thinks the first game might be the “best time” to play City, following the World Cup.
Speaking to BBC Radio Solent Fletcher said: “For Marco Rose our new manager, that’s a bit of a baptism of fire but we’re going to have to go to these boys eventually anyway.
“We’ve got Liverpool away on the last game of the season as well so you’ve got to play them.
“It might be the best time to play Man City, they’ve had a lot of players out in the World Cup. I’m trying to think of reasons here that we could turn them over. We’ve done it once in our history and we’re a good team.
“Man City are full of superstars, I understand that, but if we can catch them cold on the first game of the season, it’s going to be on TV, it’s on a Sunday, a new manager.
“We’ve got to play them eventually, so let’s get the season underway.”
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