Are you judging Chelsea draw with Liverpool as a bad start to the season, are you forgetting how horrible Chelsea was playing last season and didn't you watch the game to see that we balled Liverpool all through the match. We didn't just take our chances or the game could have easily gone our way but a draw for two top clubs is okay because atleast no body lost. The story will be different when we play a smaller team in week two game. Chelsea has all the opportunity to win the league so finishing top 4 is not what we should be concerned about this season as that's already happening but we need to put pressure on winning the league because not having time to prepare or a quality manager is no longer our problem as we had the preseason to prepare and we utilized it very well.
Calm down bro, it's too early to start counting your chicks before they hatch. One performance is not enough for you to conclude that you are going to win the league. I watched the game and I really was impressed with Chelsea's performance and like you said Chelsea couldn't utilize most of their chances if not they would have buried the game. Jackson missed a couple of good chances but one player that stood out in sunday's game is Enzo, the dude was just unreal. But it is still 1 of 38 EPL matches, who knows the blues might decide to go to their last season's default settings.
I don't think losing De Bruyne has had much of an effect on Manchester City's game as a whole. Pep Guardiola, of course, has prepared several other schemes that keep his team stable. Mateo Kovacic is the right alternative to fill that void and he is also a player who is quite experienced so I think Kovacic will be able to give maximum role in midfield. City will certainly win against Sevilla in the Super Cup Final, I have absolutely no doubts about the capacity of Manchester City under Pep Guardiola.
This game is really important to Manchester City because they have not won the UEFA super cup before. Whether KD is playing or not, the available playing are giving their best and from what I'm seeing Manchester City are not doing badly, they have pulled one back to restore parity. If Manchester City doesn't win the game in extra time and if it goes to penalty shootout, then any side can win it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.