Arsenal and Crystal Palace kick off the Premier League… and all eyes are on City

Today, the English Premier League kicks off with a match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal, but all eyes will be on young Norwegian striker Erling Holland’s start of his journey with Manchester City, who visit defending champions West Ham on Sunday.

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta hopes his side’s trajectory will be in line with what he achieved in pre-season testing, where he achieved good results and delivered impressive performances on his US tour, notably a four-way win over his London neighbors Chelsea.

Arteta hopes to benefit from the talent and experience of the two players he previously worked with at Manchester City, with whom he finished fifth last season with Arsenal.

A young Arsenal side capitulated in the final games of last season, seeing their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur slip into fourth place in the English Premier League. Despite the beautiful football that Arsenal provided at times last season, there were some weaknesses in the squad that Arteta moved to for treatment in the summer. With a flurry of blockbuster signings, the £75million signings of Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and Ukrainian full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko revealed Arsenal’s true intentions for the new season.

While champions City may consider the duo redundant, there is no doubting the quality and experience that both players will feature in Arsenal’s squad as they seek to return to the top four.

After joining Arsenal, Jesus said: “I have 100 percent faith in Arteta. I was very happy with him before. He is a great personality and a great coach. He helped me a lot.

Zinchenko is an unknown soldier in the set, adding flexibility on the left side and, like Jesus, has a winning mindset.

Among Arteta’s other summer signings is Porto’s Fabio Vieira, who can play more than one role in midfield.

Klopp renews Liverpool’s attacking power and opens season with Super Cup (Reuters)

For his part, Crystal Plus, under the leadership of its French coach Patrick Vieira, played alongside Arteta at Arsenal, offering good conditions and exciting offers despite the team’s limited financial capabilities.

Crystal Palace recently announced the signing of international defender Chris Richards, 22, from Bayern Munich for an initial £8.5 million ($10.33 million). “I’m very excited about the club’s program and what I’ve seen here at the club is what attracted me to Patrick Vieira’s plans,” Richards told Palace. There are a lot of young fighters. Palace are always a fighting team.

Defending champions Manchester City face a tough test against English capital West Ham, where striker Holland will be the focus. Manchester City have bolstered their ranks with international defensive midfielder Calvin Phillips and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, but Hollande’s move from Borussia Dortmund to the English champions is the most important in the league.

The arrival of the Norwegian giants is expected to add to the strength of Manchester City, who have won the English Premier League title four times in the last five years. However, City and Holland’s season did not get off to the desired start, losing 1-3 to Liverpool last Saturday in the traditional Community Shield.

West Ham, on the other hand, came close to depriving City of the title last season when they went 2-0 up at the end of the first half in the closing stages, before the northern side grabbed a valuable point, the difference between Liverpool in deciding the title.

West Ham, who achieved remarkable results last season and were in contention for the top four for most of the season before falling to seventh in the last few metres, bolstered their ranks by signing promising Italian striker Gianluca Scamaga to ease the burden on striker Michel. Antonio.

City coach Pep Guardiola said: “We are aware of the standards (in the Premier League) and we will reach them soon and maintain what we have achieved before. I don’t feel we are far away from that, but the first two games against West Ham and Bournemouth are our level and what we are. decide what to do.”

On the other hand, Liverpool will meet Fulham, who are back in the Premier League, after one season in the First Division.

German coach Jurgen Klopp’s battalion started the season with a logical 3-1 win in the Community Shield, sending a message to Manchester City that they are ready to win the title this season.

Liverpool, which includes Egyptian starlet Mohamed Salah, has Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunes in place if its Senegalese striker misses out on a bid for Africa’s best player Sadio Mane this year, instead switching to Bayern Munich. He has scored 32 goals in 57 appearances for Benfica over the past two seasons.

Núñez opened his scoring in a remarkable manner in Liverpool’s ranks, scoring in a 5–0 friendly against Leipzig before scoring a 3–1 emphatic goal against City.

Today’s schedule includes a strong encounter between Southampton, led by Italian coach Antonio Conte, and a rejuvenated Tottenham, while Newcastle United play Premier League newcomers Nottingham Forest, Leeds United play Wolverhampton, and Bournemouth play Aston Villa.

And Chelsea, third last season, host Everton in a match that brings together two teams who have plenty of reason to fear the new season. Chelsea’s new owner, American businessman Todd Bohle, has not gone as well as he would have liked in the transfer market, where his German coach Thomas Tuchel complained about his team’s tired schedule on their tour of the United States. London neighbors Arsenal are a clean top four, and have yet to complete major signings, which he says leaves his squad “not ready”.

Chelsea missed out on Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, who returned to his ranks earlier this season without being effective in front of goal, so he loaned him out to his former club Inter. Tuchel is also distrustful of fellow striker Timo Werner, and Gabonese could ditch him for his former club Leipzig in light of press reports suggesting a possible deal for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Chelsea have so far secured the services of England international winger Raheem Sterling from Manchester City and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Naples.

For Everton, under the supervision of former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, the season will start without Brazilian striker Richarlison, who has moved to Tottenham, while his other striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is also reportedly out for five weeks with injury. .

Everton struggled to stay among the elite clubs last season, finishing the season in 16th place.

New Manchester United manager, Dutchman Erik Den Haag, is looking for revenge in the opener when they welcome Brighton to Old Trafford on Sunday.

At the end of the English Premier League, Manchester United suffered a four-way defeat against Brighton in the Red Devils’ worst season, settling for sixth place to qualify for the Europa League.

However, Ten Hoag’s task will not be easy, given the difficulties he faces in securing the services of Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong, with Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo wanting to leave, hoping to join the participating squad. Champions League. Ronaldo recently attended United training and Den Haag still believes the Portuguese star can adapt to his style of play, but on the condition that the historic record holder regains his fitness to ensure his break into the squad.

Ronaldo missed United’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia and did not feature in his side’s friendly defeat against Atletico Madrid, but he featured for 45 minutes during United’s 1-1 draw with Spain’s Rayo Vallecano last Sunday.

“Ronaldo is a great player,” said Den Haag. This has been proven many times. But judging a person depends on his current status, what he currently represents and what he currently offers.

Despite having heavy-caliber defenders like 2018 World Champions Frenchman Raphael Varane and captain Harry Maguire, the transfer of Argentina’s stalwart Martinez bodes well for a Manchester United side that suffered so much defensively last season. Last season faced heavy criticism. But not much is added to the biography of the Argentine international defender, nicknamed “the butcher”, as he played for his former club Ajax Amsterdam in 20 matches in three seasons in the Champions League, most of them in the group. position, his team is yet to win against any of Europe’s top 16 teams. Martínez is not too tall to occupy the center back position (175cm), but makes up for it with his good positioning and good reading of the field.

Leicester City also play Brentford on Sunday.