Attention is focused on young Norwegian top scorer Erling Haaland’s early career with Manchester City in the English Premier League, with the defending champions visiting West Ham on Sunday and Crystal Palace and Arsenal cutting back on Friday.
Haaland’s move from Borussia Dortmund to the English champions has been the most visible in the league as his clubs have spent more than £1bn ($1.2bn) to build their ranks in preparation for the new season.
Manchester City, who have added international defensive midfielder Calvin Phillips and promising Argentine striker Julián Alvarez, face a tough test against West Ham in the English capital.
West Ham came close to stripping City of the title last season when they went 2-0 ahead at the end of the first half in the penultimate stage before the northern side scored a valuable point which was the difference between them and Liverpool for the title. .
On the other hand, Liverpool will visit Fulham, who have returned to the Premier League after one season in the Championship.
And new Manchester United manager Eric Ten Hag plays his first match for Manchester United as he greets his Brighton team at Old Trafford.
Chelsea, who finished third last season, will visit Everton in a match between two teams that have plenty of reason to fear the new season.
For new Chelsea owner American businessman Todd Boehle, things didn’t go as planned as his German coach Thomas Tuchel complained about his team’s grueling program on his American tour as he lost heavily to his London neighbor Arsenal in a clean quartet, and due to the fact that major deals have not yet been completed, due to which his team is “not ready.” According to him.
As for Everton, which is managed by former Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, he will start the season without his Brazilian striker Richarlison, who joined Tottenham. to injury.
