India, Aug. 18 -- The post-Pep Guardiola era is getting underway in English soccer amid uncertainty and upheaval - not just at Manchester City but across the whole of the Premier League.

Heading into the new top-flight season beginning Friday, nine clubs have new permanent managers - an unprecedented number at the start of an English top-flight campaign. At age 33, Fabian Hurzeler is the fifth longest-serving coach in the Premier League ... and he has been at Brighton for just two years.

The biggest vacuum needing to be filled is at City, following the departure of Guardiola after 10 record-breaking years in charge. Good luck following that, Enzo Maresca - especially after the team's lamentable performance in the Community Shield loss t...