While there will be plenty of attention paid to the host of big-money summer signings to arrive in the Premier League, there are interesting sub-plots involving some who have been in the competition for a little longer.
Liverpool supporters will be excited to see what Darwin Nunez can do in the Premier League, while Manchester City fans will have similarly high hopes for Erling Haaland. Chelsea and Arsenal will also be eager to see how former City forwards Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus get on in London, while a number of other clubs have new stars preparing for debuts.
Not everyone has the luxury of wholesale excitement, though. Here, Mirror Football looks at seven men who need to pull out some big performances this term for different reasons.
