Bengaluru, August 9: The Premier League is all set to get underway from Friday night with last season's runner-up Liverpool kicking off the season at Anfield against newly-promoted Norwich City. New season brings new hopes for every club and fans around the globe while there are also a lot of players who will have great hopes for the new campaign.
Along with all the new signings who will hope to make their impact in the most competitive league in the world, some old familiar faces will also be eager for the new season with a point to prove. Let's discuss about three such players in this article.
1. Naby Keita - Liverpool
Liverpool had big hopes from the Guinea international when they signed him from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2017 that saw him move to Anfield a whole year later but it is safe to say that his first season was not quite up to the mark. Although, much of that was down to his injury problems as he could hardly get a long run in the team. He played just 1817 minutes of football last campaign scoring just three times.
Klopp, unlike most managers in the world, loves to trust in his players to the core and has not made too many signings this summer and it could ideally be the season for Keita to be unleashed if he can stay fit. We have seen glimpses of his quality last season but Liverpool need more of that this season if they hope to build on their Champions League triumph last season.
"You could see already that he’s much more settled in the team: completely different body language and everything is different."
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 8, 2019
The boss on Naby and his role for this campaign 🔴
— Callum Hudson-Odoi (@Calteck10) July 23, 2019
4 – No player was involved in more team presses for Manchester United vs AC Milan than Anthony Martial. pic.twitter.com/uHY9diXROj
— UtdArena. (@utdarena) August 4, 2019