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Marko Grujic's impressive Liverpool comeback serves timely reminder, enhancing future prospects, Liverpool are about to benefit significantly from flip side of Michael Edwards' transfer expertise. One can only hope that when he returns, he can reprise the form he showed at the end of the season, when he was among the best players in the Premier League. Liverpool play host to Arsenal for the second time already this season with a third game coming up mid-week and after the Gunners took the spoils against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield after penalties. I can write this in whatever way you want, but it's true on every level. The obvious additions are the teenagers.

Then you’ve potentially got Grujic and Brewster taking roles. After all, it's always the same stars topping the charts. One of the dangers of the current impasse is not a relaxing of FFP in the sense of a Manchester City or Newcastle United transfer splurge, but more around the loan market. This is no bad thing, as this squad staying together has every chance of yielding more succes. Jones made his debut in December but it wasn’t until after the restart that he became a semi-regular. -- Kathleen McNamee.

If Leeds and Bielsa are to succeed in staying up this season, they have to find a way to score goals in games that they dominate, and the move for Rodrigo suggests that they have found a solution to that problem. This is why we need to assess the Liverpool latest signings and if they will help the team moving forward.

The Reds will have squad depth they’ve previously missed. Both teams have started the season with a perfect 2-0 record. Our. Popular or not, Mourinho was brought in to win trophies, and being in the Europa League might lead Spurs to focus on other, attainable competitions. Start poorly and Solskjaer could be facing questions about his future by Christmas. West Brom and Fulham have the most recent top flight experience -- WBA finished last in the Premier League in 2018, and Fulham copied them 2019 -- but it's Leeds who we expect to enjoy their return to the elite for the first time since 2004. Arsenal, on the other hand, beat West Ham United 2-1 last Sunday at the Emirates Stadium. There are more goals, more assists and more trophies to secure.

Captain Jordan Henderson and England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are both out, with centre-back Joel Matip also unavailable. Make Your Picks. We might see a new and creative side to the Reds which involves players previously written off. We've got all that and more in our bumper Premier League preview to get you ready for the season.