Premier League: 10 best opening day fixtures in history 

1: Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool, 2016/17

Coutinho grabbed himself a brace in a thrilling opening day encounter

Arsenal and Liverpool have had some excellent games over the years, and their clash on the opening day of the 2016/17 season certainly ranks up there as one of their most exciting.

This game featured everything you could possibly want from a clash between two of the division's big boys- some wonder strikers, a nearly inspired comeback, a penalty miss, defensive errors, this was a non-stop thrill ride.

While the game took thirty or so minutes to get going, once Theo missed a penalty, things never really slowed down. The former England international would make up for his mistakes moments later, putting Arsenal in charge of the game but Liverpool would bounce back fairly quickly, with Coutinho slamming in an excellent free-kick seconds before the half-time break.

The reds got straight back to business after the break, with Adam Lallana firing in minutes after kick-off, before a beautifully worked 19 pass move culminated in Coutinho grabbing his second and putting Liverpool in a comfortable lead.

Sadio Mane then grabbed himself a goal on his league debut for Liverpool, putting the scoreline at 4-1, with 30 left to play.

Arsenal weren't going down that easily though, and an excellent run from future Liverpool star, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was topped off with a goal to give the Gunners some hope.

Callum Chambers would then head home for Arsenal with 15 minutes left to set up a tense finale. Liverpool, shaken by Arsenal’s fightback, managed to cling on to victory in what was one of the division’s most exciting opening day fixtures of all time.