Arsenal's Premier League title aspirations face an early test away at bogey team Aston Villa on Saturday, while Manchester United's defence are set for a stiff examination at Brighton.
Friday 23 August 2024 - 11:19amMANCHESTER - Arsenal's Premier League title aspirations face an early test away at bogey team Aston Villa on Saturday, while Manchester United's defence are set for a stiff examination at Brighton.
Villa have strengthened their squad in preparation for their first Champions League campaign since the competition was the European Cup back in 1982/83. The fact new signing Joshua Zirkzee came off the bench to score the winner helped raise belief United have sufficiently strengthened to at least threaten the top four with defenders Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt also arriving in the transfer window.
The youngest ever manager in the Premier League Fabian Hurzeler, 31, takes charge of his first home match for the Seagulls, who have Kaoru Mitoma back fit and could hand a debut to new £40 million signing Georginio Rutter.Chelsea boss Maresca's task of trying to foster a team spirit from what City boss Pep Guardiola described as a"double squad" has been exposed this week.
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