The return of top-flight football lived up to the billing, and there are plenty of arguments ready to be made after one weekend of actionThe Premier League is back, baby. For the next nine months, your weekends are going to be dominated by goals, glory, despair and all sorts of nonsense. That’s why we love it.Gameweek one is in the books, with plenty of thrills and spills to whet the appetite. Liverpool opened the season with the defence of their title, only to suffer a bit of a wobble in a late win against Bournemouth, while Arsenal secured a victory away at Manchester United that was more gritty than glamorous.For the most part, fans enter the first weekend of the new season full of optimism. What if their team really can win the league? What if their dreams do come true? Those who emerge from those first games victorious often cling on to that sentiment, but the losers’ spirits go up in smoke. The first and last days are the only ones to bring out that emotion.Recommended external contentVideoWe need your consent to show you content our Editorial team embedded from Video. You can toggle this (and all other embeds from Video across goal.com) on with one click only and deactivate as well.Always display Video contentI confirm that I would like to see external content. Personal identifiable data could be transferred to Third parties. Read more about it in our privacy policy.So, in honour of gameweek one, GOAL have cobbled together our hottest takes. Not necessarily things we’re certain will happen, but some quick rethinks over how the season may play out.Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱
