Manuel Pellegrini's appointment by Manchester City on Friday completed the biggest ever managerial shake-up among the Premier League's elite clubs with four of last season's top six ready to begin new eras when the starting gun is fired in mid-August.
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Jose Mourinho heads the cast hoping to prove on his second coming at Chelsea that he is still the 'Special One', David Moyes has accepted what many regard as "mission impossible" by following retired Alex Ferguson at champions Manchester United and Pellegrini's task is to overhaul runners-up City.
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Spaniard Roberto Martinez, who won the FA Cup for relegated Wigan Athletic in May, finally gets his chance to practise his refined style of football at a big club having been chosen to replace Moyes at Everton.
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Only in north London will there be a sense of familiarity with Arsene Wenger, now the longest- serving manager in the top flight, bidding to end Arsenal's eight-year barren run and Tottenham Hotspur's Andre Villas-Boas trying to build on a solid first season.
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Mourinho, Chilean Pellegrini and Moyes will all come under the spotlight for a variety of reasons.
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After launching his first coaching career in England by claiming to be the "Special One" at Chelsea in 2004, Mourinho more than lived up to the hype by winning the club's first league title in 50 years in his first season.
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Another league title, two League Cups and the FA Cup followed but Mourinho fell out with owner Roman Abramovich and he left the London club in 2007.
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Appearing to be mellowed by the passing years, the 50-year-old Mourinho cut a more humble figure when officially unveiled by Chelsea earlier this week, lowering expectations by declaring that Chelsea would win the Premier League in his second season back.
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"We don't do it (win the Premier League next season) , but (if we) show an evolution in the season, show we are moving in the right direction, (then) I think we will be champions in the second season and it is not a drama," he said.
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Chelsea are already being heavily tipped as favourites to win the title next season and despite his low-key comments so far, fans will be waiting expectantly for the first "Mourinho moment".
I believe Manchester City would improve with Pellegrini as coach. He has the necessary quality players.