Aston Villa and Arsenal consider striker options
Aston Villa may give the opportunity to debut at home to rookies like Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen and Kosta Nedeljkovic in the match against Arsenal. However, the Villa Park team's next move in the transfer market promises to be very interesting.
Unai Emery wanted to recruit Joao Felix to support Ollie Watkins, but the Portuguese player has already joined Chelsea. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling is another striker being approached by Villa as they aim high for the new season.
On the other side of the front line, Kai Havertz will likely lead Arsenal's attack, with Gabriel Jesus being another option. With Eddie Nketiah possibly leaving, Mikel Arteta is also considering a new striker.
Man City welcomes back Ilkay Gundogan
Ipswich lost 0-2 to Liverpool at home in their first match back in the Premier League after 22 years. And their next opponent is Man City - the team that won the tournament 4 times in a row.
The Citizens have just welcomed back the former captain, who won the treble with the club. Gundogan reunited with Man City after a season with Barcelona.
Before deciding to continue to trust Erik ten Hag, Kieran McKenna was rumored to sit in the "hot seat" of Man United. And the match against Man City will be an opportunity for the Ipswich head coach to show why that rumor has emerged.
Arne Slot's frankness at Liverpool
Although he is new to leading Liverpool, new coach Arne Slot does not hesitate to publicly criticize his students' performance. More than anyone else, Jarell Quansah is the one who understands that best after the match against Ipswich last weekend.
Slot's decision to replace Quansah with Ibrahima Konate at half-time at Portman Road helped Liverpool completely turn the game around. The Dutch strategist affirmed that this defender was replaced because he made too many mistakes, especially in duels.
This is a significant change from Jurgen Klopp's previous tendency to protect his students. Quansah and other players of The Kop will have to gradually adapt to this.
Everton cannot continue their slow start
Everton's opening league match against Brighton went in the worst possible way. Ashley Young's red card ended Everton's 3-0 home defeat and was described by Sean Dyche as "terrible".
Dyche will need to find the root of the problem before they visit Tottenham's field. Everton has had to fight relegation for the last 3 seasons and certainly does not want to prolong it.
As for Tottenham, they also crave a victory after missing many opportunities in the 1-1 draw against Leicester.
