Sergio Aguero – Man City (£6.7m)  Sergio Aguero is currently the most popular player in Telegraph Fantasy Football, featuring in almost half of all teams, which demonstrates the level of expectation after a 24-goal debut season. He is the main man in the City attack after scoring the decisive goal in the Premier League and he will be keen to grab even more goals this time around.  Fernando Torres – Chelsea (£6.5m)  Ammunition shouldn’t be a problem for Fernando Torres this year with Chelsea having spent a fortune boosting their creative midfield options. If he can rediscover his goalscoring form this season, he can improve significantly upon the 131 fantasy football points he achieved last season. After a decent end to the campaign and a successful European Championships with Spain, Torres is currently the third most popular striker in the game in 17% of all teams.  David Silva – Man City (£6.0m)  24 key contributions helped David Silva to become one of the top scoring Telegraph Fantasy Football midfielders last season. He did tire as the campaign went on and his form suffered, so Mancini is likely to look to rest him more often this time around. As the game’s most expensive midfielder, fantasy managers will be watching closely for signs that Silva could be back to his best after the summer break.  Eden Hazard – Chelsea (£4.3m)  More than 25% of managers have already taken a gamble on Chelsea’s new boy, Eden Hazard. Despite the size of the transfer fee (£32million) and reputation he has built up on the back of an impressive 20 goal season for Lille, he is reasonably priced as an unproven player in England at £4.3m in Telegraph Fantasy Football. Sunday could provide the first indication of just how well he will be able to cope in the Premier League.  Vincent Kompany – Man City (£5.0m)  A thoroughly consistent defender, Manchester City’s captain picked up 130 points last year and he begins this season as one of the most popular defenders in Telegraph Fantasy Football. A certainty to start when fit in a strong City backline, he is also likely to find himself on the score sheet from time to time. The most expensive defender in the game and probably the best.  Gary Cahill – Chelsea (£4.0m)  Gary Cahill’s total of just 83 fantasy points for 2011/12 was largely due to him playing half of the season at relegated Bolton. He pops up frequently in the opposition penalty area and 16% of fantasy managers have chosen him so far, clearly expecting him to continue building a strong partnership with John Terry.  Joe Hart – Man City (£4.0m)  Joe Hart played a key role in City’s title win last season making a number of crucial saves and keeping 17 clean sheets. He has a familiar backline in front of him and can be expected to perform just as well this year. He is by far the most-selected goalkeeper so far with 35% of fantasy football managers picking him between the sticks.  Petr Cech – Chelsea (£3.8m)  Chelsea’s number one will be looking to improve upon his rather disappointing total of 118 fantasy points last year. He will get an early test of his ability to improve upon 13 clean sheets when he comes up against a Man City side that scored more goals than any other team in the Premier League last season.  Pick your free Telegraph Fantasy Football team now. There’s more than £100,000 up for grabs including a first prize of £30,000.
With nine of the top 20 players in fantasy football potentially on show,   Sunday&rsquo;s curtain raiser is a great opportunity to make some big decisions   about your starting XI.