The World Cup is over and the Premier League is back: Five things to look out for as England returns to action
Manchester City and Liverpool are playing in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Thursday. The Premier League returns after the World Cup. FA Cup third round is coming up. The league is 14 games into the season. It's been a long time since the last time the Premier league was this good.
Arsenal are the surprise leaders in the Premier League. Manchester City are second. Arsenal's non-penalty expected goal difference is the best in Premier league. Gabriel Jesus' recovery from knee surgery may not be ready until March. Mykhaylo Mudryk is a target for Arsenal. Shakhtar Donetsk are interested in signing him. He is already in London. The transfer window has opened. It's possible Arsenal will try to sign him in this window. They will not risk shattering their carefully constructed squad. Liverpool won the title in 2019-20. Six teams with 37 points have won it.
Jesus' injury will have a big impact on the title race. Manchester City had more players play more minutes at the World Cup than any other Premier League club. Tottenham's Hugo Lloris and Ivan Perisic had to play a lot of football at that tournament. Harry Kane and Richarlison played a heavy load for quarterfinalists. Antonio Conte will be busy in the early weeks of the season. Emiliano Martinez and Alexis MacAllister will not be available for a while. Brighton's CEO confirms that they will let him enjoy his time in Argentina.
The Premier League is back after the World Cup. Brighton are in the race for the top four. There is a big gap between Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle. Manchester United and Chelsea have some problems. The margins between success and failure promise to be razor sharp this season. The winner of the Premier league will be crowned the champion. It's a good thing for football clubs to make grown up decisions. Erik ten Hag is unsure if he's still at the club.
Julen Lopetegui and Nathan Jones will stand and fall based on their performances in the last few weeks. Gary O'Neill won the permanent manager's job at Bournemouth by tightening up a leaky defense. Nottingham Forest ownership may have a new manager to cobble together a team as the drop looms. The World Cup is over and the Premier League is back. England returns to action. The new year is going to be interesting. It's a good time to look out for the new managers.
Matheus Cunha is set to undergo a medical at Molineux before joining on loan from Atletico Madrid. Chelsea are interested in signing a striker. Tottenham spent heavily in the summer but their manager wants more. The World Cup is over and the Premier League is back. England returns to action. The Premier league is on. It's a busy window. There will be many deals. Wolves are expected to be among the busiest.
