The worst starts to a Premier League campaign for each one of the 'Big Six'

Planet Sport looks back on seasons when playing the Big Six early on wasn't terrible at all, charting the worst starts to a Premier League season for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd and Tottenham.

Manchester United went on to win the inaugural Premier League by ten points but failed to win any of their first three games, losing at Sheffield United and at home to Everton before drawing with Ipswich.

An 88th-minute Dion Dublin goal gave them all three points against Southampton to end their winless start and they only suffered four further defeats all season.

The 2011/12 campaign was the second of those (after 2006/07). They opened with a draw against Newcastle and that was then followed by a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool and an 8-2 humbling at the hands of Manchester United.

They stemmed the tide with a narrow victory over Swansea but suffered two further defeats in their next three matches to enter October down in 15th.

They arguably suffered an even worse start in 1994/95, however. Under George Graham they beat Manchester City 3-0 in their opening-day fixture but then failed to score in their next four, picking up two points along the way.

When they did get back on the scoresheet they lost 3-2 to Newcastle, sinking to 15th as a result. It didn't get much better from there, with the Gunners eventually finishing the season in 12th, and with Stewart Houston at the helm.

Meanwhile, the 2015/16 campaign has to go down as their most underwhelming start. Reigning champions, they picked up just 16 points from their opening 17 games.

With the Blues down in 16th in mid-December, it spelled the end of Jose Mourinho's second stint at the club. Guus Hiddink replaced him and sparked something of an upturn in fortunes, with