Premier League 2016-17: BBC Sport pundits pick their champions

None of our experts picked Leicester to be champions last year, and none of them think they will defend their title. All 33 put them in the top 10, but only one, Dean Saunders, thinks they will finish in the top four.

Dean Saunders: Leicester have got some excellent players, plus they work hard and have got a formula that works, so they will not just disappear. They have only lost three out of 38 league games under Ranieri so they will carry that on, especially because they have kept Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy. They are going to challenge for the title again.

Danny Murphy: This season Leicester will want to maintain a high level but they are in the Champions League too. If they finish in the top eight again and have a decent run in Europe, then their fans are still in dreamland.

Manish Bhasin: Eighth would be a minor miracle – but frankly after last season, who cares?! Seriously though, as long as we don’t let Champions League commitments derail us (still sounds absurdly beautiful) I once again expect the sheer pace in the squad to cause opponents all sorts of problems.

Foxes fan Manish presents the first MOTD2 of the season at 22:30 BST on Sunday, featuring highlights of Bournemouth v Manchester United and Arsenal v Liverpool.

Pat Nevin: I would applaud them to the heavens if they make the top half again. The Champions League changes everything – they have got more games, and less rest – they will not be able to play the same team every time like they did last season. Also, when you take one player out of a unit like that then it makes one heck of a difference, especially if that player is N’Golo Kante.

Danny Mills: The Champions League is going to affect them mentally as well as physically – getting up for for big games in Europe is easy, but to then come back to a Premier League game is tough and hard to get used to. Yes they have made signings but they still don’t have strength in depth, they will miss Kante and are heavily reliant on Mahrez and Vardy.