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00:00Jyogo is an incredibly important player for us, having him change the whole dynamic, that's true.
00:19Shota twisting, Jyogo Shota all belting goal.
00:23I try to be in the right place at the right time and I need to be there to help the team to score goals and make assists.
00:38Liverpool's first goal scored under the new head coach Arnes Lott.
00:44I always looked at him and said now we need something special from you and he delivered so many times.
00:51Diaz's flick, Jyota dancing to score in the Merseyside derby!
01:00I think his parents and Ruth can be so proud of the player and the person he was.
01:07He was always himself, so they should and will be very proud.
01:13I think there's one down there which says here, I'll remember your smile and I think when you think of Diogo Jota and you think of the smile that he played with on his face constantly was what you wanted to see from footballers.
01:38Is that they enjoy what they're doing day to day.
01:41And I think he's someone that didn't take the football for granted.
01:45Being at Liverpool Football Club I think he realised what he'd gone through from his childhood.
01:51How difficult of a struggle it was to get to the top but he appreciated the career that he was given and he showed that in every single game.
01:59He was a champion for his family which is the main and most important thing because he got married.
02:05A champion for his country because he won the Nations League, a country that he cared about so much and of course a champion for us by winning the Premier League.
02:15The Forever 20 will be worn on Liverpool shirts next year, retiring the shirt as well.
02:22This is a legacy, it's an incredible touch from Liverpool Football Club and I think it's been echoed around the world that it was the right thing to do.
02:29I think it just took everyone by surprise. I don't think there was many people that tit Liverpool to win the league.
02:48I think what you often look at is what happens when an iconic manager leaves a football club.
02:53Usually there's a little bit of a decline and there's a little bit of a grace period where you think he's got to rebuild,
03:00he's got to be able to implement his own style of play on the team.
03:04It felt like all the way through the season it would get to five games and it was like well let's see how they get on when they get to ten.
03:10Then it was ten and then it was like well let's see how they get on when they get to Christmas.
03:14It just got to the point where everyone was like I know they're actually, they're going to walk this and they're going to find this quite easy.
03:22Very much his own man and we saw that on the pitch as well with his style of play.
03:26I think it took the fans a little bit of time to get used to as well, that little bit more methodical style of play and thinking about the game.
03:33Not being gung-ho, not being a basketball type style of game but it was incredible.
03:39An absolutely brilliant season for Liverpool.
03:44Liverpool are at a point now where they've almost saved for two or three years and there was an element of we need to now strengthen for the next five or six years.
03:54And I think that's what Liverpool have done in this transfer window is almost looked at it and said okay we can sort of pinpoint players that are at a good age, a good value for the football club and not overspend on players.
04:07But these players are good quality players, players that have got potential to obviously get better as well but strengthen this Liverpool team.
04:16I wanted to get to a club who is like from the top three in the world and in my opinion Liverpool was one of them.
04:27I was really convinced by the people here, by the idea and what the club offers me.
04:36Yeah it was really good and in the end also easy to decide for me to come to Liverpool.
04:45I think what was vitally important for Liverpool was knowing that they were going to lose Trent Alexander-Arnold was how do you replace with creativity.
04:55Because Trent Alexander-Arnold albeit is a right back but he steps into that midfield area and so often a game can be flat and he hits one killer ball or he opens the game up in a certain way.
05:05And you need more of those players so having lost him, how do you replace him, you bring someone in higher up the pitch who is able to do that.
05:12Frimpong coming into that right back position, again I don't see it just being a right back, I see it being a utility position.
05:19Kierke is in the left back position, for me I've been watching him for a couple of years now thinking he is an ideal type of Liverpool player.
05:27I'm really happy, it's a real honour for me, a privilege to come to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, biggest club in England and I'm just really, really happy and excited.
05:42I think back to last year and that assist against Spurs, just the quality of the ball, having made a tackle, carrying the ball, getting forward.
05:50And I think when you look at the competition that they've brought in in the summer Liverpool, it's the ability then to keep players playing at 90%.
05:59So you might have Andrew Robertson playing two or three games, then he gets pulled out and then Kierkegaard plays for two or three games.
06:05But then you've got players playing at the absolute peak of the powers, that's a worry for other teams.
06:11Ekertike, a little bit unknown to a lot of people, what's his position going to be?
06:16I think that's going to be a fascinating one to see, obviously it depends what Liverpool also do further down the line if they are to bring in Alexander Isak.
06:25But I think what it does is it gives them the option to rotate in those forward areas again, which is brilliant for the squad.
06:32The only thing Liverpool celebrated more this season than winning the Premier League was Mo Salah signing his new contract.
06:40There'll be questions like this where you're talking about, can he still do it at the age he's at? Does he still have the hunger and desire?
06:47I think you can see it already, he absolutely does.
06:50And that's what makes him elite, that's what makes him one of the best players in world football, is that hunger and desire.
06:56No matter how wealthy you are, how well you get paid, how well you get looked after, it's about churning out numbers week after week.
07:03I think he'll be back and I think he'll be scoring at four goals again.
07:08Well maybe the storm wasn't as strong as we've seen in other campaigns, but they still tackled it in a wonderful fashion.
07:18I think they are favourites, I think your favourites when you win the Premier League and you strengthen in the way that you've strengthened throughout the transfer window.
07:25I think that has to be that way.
07:27Liverpool were the best team last year by a long way.
07:32I know the gap between us and Arsenal, maybe in terms of points, seemed to be quite big.
07:39But the margins in winning and losing has always been really tight for us, so we've won many games with only one goal difference.
07:46So that tells you how hard we had to work for it and we have to fight for those margins again.
07:53I think there's probably four teams in it next year.
07:56You need luck throughout the season as well, but you also need to manage your players extremely well, manage the loads.
08:02Liverpool have been able to do that last season.
08:05You do need that element of luck, but I don't expect them to win it, but I think they will.
08:16Right, guys, we know why somebody needs to stop Liverpool winning the league.
08:31The 20, 24, 25 Premier League champions.
08:3820 notches now on Liverpool's belt of brilliance.
08:46And so it begins. Nine months of intrigue, intangibles and all pervading intensity.
08:53The champions are in the groove.
08:56Concern for Roderick, this is a worry.
09:00The crowd has slipped.
09:02The Premier League trophy finally ripped from Manchester City's grasp.
09:06I think it's the best choice in my career because the Manchester City is the biggest club in Europe.
09:13Oskar thrust into the hot seat here at Stamford Bridge.
09:20Rodrigo Muniz, Chelsea's title push has been derailed.
09:28I've grown up as a little boy watching this club and, you know, to be able to play here, it's going to be incredible.
09:35And Arsenal kick off their new Premier League season.
09:39The hunt for Silverware begins for them.
09:42The Gunners are ending the season second.
09:46I always want to score, to be a part of this club.
09:50I can't wait and it will be an amazing feeling.
09:53It's most likely going to be us.
09:56We're coming from a position of strength.
09:58I think last season painted a picture of Arsenal that I think was a little bit unfair.
10:03A lot of injuries, a lot of other issues, red cards.
10:06I think for that reason, you've got to put Arsenal as the big contenders.
10:10They've made some good signings in the summer.
10:12Victor Jokeres is the top scorer across Europe last season.
10:15So you can't really argue with their decision to go out and get him.
10:19You've got Martin Zupemendi, who was heavily linked with Liverpool and is definitely one of the best central midfield players in the world.
10:26And he's coming in to add something new, a new dynamic.
10:29Christian Norgard will provide cover to him as well.
10:32They've added some strength and depth in terms of the wide positions.
10:35It brought in more defensive cover, which is one of Arsenal's big strengths.
10:38So for me, the Gunners are the best place.
10:41Then I think last season is one you've just got to sweep under the carpet and go again.
10:46Have you got that experience in the team?
10:47Because you've come second now three times in a row.
10:50I think you needed to go and win another trophy.
10:51I think you still do need to win another trophy before I think you can actually seriously go and win the Premier League.
10:57I mean, you've been here before. You've been eight points clear.
11:00You've had big leads, especially the one a couple of seasons ago, and you just can't get it over the line.
11:04I remember when Arteta got that first trophy in the FA Cup.
11:06It wasn't with this squad. So this squad really haven't actually won anything.
11:10Is this Arteta's last chance at the league? If he doesn't get it, would you would you sack him?
11:15It depends on how the season goes.
11:17You know, the pressure that Mikel Arteta is under is of his own making because he's taken this team on.
11:22He's taken the club on and put them back in a position that they wouldn't have dreamed of being in five, six years ago.
11:26So he's created this pressure for himself. But if he gets to the final day of the season and loses out on goal difference, you're not going to sack him because he didn't win the league.
11:34So for me, it depends how the campaign plays out.
11:36And I don't think Arsenal as a football club are looking at Mikel Arteta and saying win the Premier League or you're out.
11:41And maybe that's a good thing. Maybe that's a bad thing, depending on your viewpoint.
11:45But everybody wins at some point for the first time. Right.
11:48And there's no reason why that can't be Arsenal this year.
11:50I think they've learned a lot over the last two or three seasons.
11:53And I think sometimes that process and the learning that you go through, I think people overlook how important that is.
12:00Alright, I've heard what you've got to say, but Chelsea's in town now and we win. That's what we do. And we've got a taste for it now.
12:07After that Club World Cup success, obviously the Conference League was a minor trophy in comparison with the opposition we came up against.
12:14But that performance against PSG, against really the best team in Europe at the time, of course, they showed me that team, that they've gone up a gear.
12:22And when I look at Chelsea now, I don't see a team of kids anymore, which I saw for the last few years, which actually tells me, OK, there's strength and depth here.
12:31There is experience. There is leadership. There is quality. This is a team that can actually make a charge.
12:36And I think toe to toe, we can go up against anyone, which we showed against PSG. Now we've just got to do it consistently over the season.
12:43In the big games, I'm thinking we've got Cole Palmer, obviously we know a lot about him. I don't really know who the other players are on the team.
12:49When you've got like a big moment, a big game, you're losing, you're behind.
12:52Like in the Conference League final, Palmer was the man in that game.
12:55He was the man in the Club World Cup final. Who are the other players that are going to go and do that?
12:59If Palmer's not there or he's injured or he doesn't turn up, do you know what I mean?
13:02I think Chelsea, they seem to definitely be moving away from big names and they're not necessarily breaking the bank with like Florian Verts or whatever.
13:10They're spreading the workload. So when you can't turn to Cole Palmer, maybe you do turn to a Jao Pedro.
13:15If you can't turn to a Jao Pedro, maybe a Liam Dillap or an Esteval or Gittins or Neto.
13:20Maybe there is a bit of risk in that because there isn't a Harlan or someone.
13:23But at the same time, I think if Palmer was to get injured, what you wouldn't want is, oh, who do we turn to?
13:29There is four, five, six guys that they have to turn up.
13:32And now Chelsea have really injected a lot of attacking players into their team.
13:37Dillap, great ball striker, Jao Pedro, the finishing in even the few sample size, small sample size we've seen.
13:43He looks like a really talented technical player.
13:46I know he's not Jokeres or he's not Harlan or, you know, Issac.
13:50But if he plays to his full potential in that nine with all of the traits that he has and the finishing that he's shown, he could be right up there with everyone.
13:57You know, we saw Chris Wood and Whistler and Mbwemo get 20 goals.
14:00So for me, there's a lot of maybe unknown quantities in this team for sure.
14:04But when you bring it all together, it's definitely a prospect.
14:08Right, so I've heard both of you out, but I think the main rival to Liverpool has got to be City.
14:13And I know we were shaky last season.
14:15I know there was big problems in the squad.
14:17You think about Rodri getting injured, ageing players on the way out.
14:20We've seen KDB leave, Kyle Walker leave.
14:22And I think the signings we've made are just going to give us that injection of sort of not only young players,
14:28but also hunger to go and win another title.
14:30Like Ike Norrie, we know a lot about him.
14:32He's the highest provider for goals and assists of a defender last season.
14:36And he was at Wolves again, not the strongest of team.
14:39So he's going to be really good on the left side.
14:41Reinders, Serie A player of the season.
14:44He's pure legs.
14:45He's exactly what we've been craving in that midfield last season.
14:48Like Segundo and Bernardo are still there.
14:49They're knocking on a little bit, but that's exactly what we need.
14:52We need legs.
14:53We need someone to carry the ball forward.
14:55And then just in front of him, we've obviously signed Ryan Cherky as well.
14:58Absolute bargain.
14:59I'm not saying anyone can replace De Bruyne, but he's creative.
15:03He knows what he can do with the ball.
15:05He knows he can score goals.
15:06He knows he can make assists.
15:07And I think we'll more than challenge this season.
15:10There's no doubt you've got the best coach in the business, right?
15:13He's been doing it for years.
15:14He's phenomenal.
15:15There's no question about that.
15:16Do not worry that with all the change, there's going to be a bit of a transition.
15:20And in that period, that could be where you lose ground.
15:23To say there's a lot of change, that's true.
15:24But I think if there's anyone that can manage that, it's Pep Guardiola.
15:27The squad's a lot bigger.
15:28It's a lot heavier now.
15:29Still got the experience, the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, who's captain to treble.
15:33Stones, you know, players like that in the team that have done it and won it before.
15:38And I think they're the guys that you want around the new players.
15:42How confident are you in your defence?
15:44Because when I'm going through it, Rodri coming off the back of a big injury.
15:47Matias Nunez is really a box-to-box midfielder kind of playing out of position at right-back.
15:51Stones, Diaz, Ake, Akanji have all had injury issues.
15:55And Altonori at Walls was basically a wing-back and is now going to have to defend maybe more at left-back.
16:00That doesn't really scream stability to me back there.
16:03I can understand that, but I don't know if Fabian Delph would have screamed stability when he was playing at left-back.
16:08And, you know, Zinchenko wasn't a left-back either.
16:11So, we've got Matias Nunez and one time City suffers on the transition.
16:15When those counter-attacks are coming in, we're really struggling.
16:18Nunez at right-back, I think he's actually the second fastest player in the league on top speed last season.
16:23You've got Kusinov as well, you're not even mentioned.
16:25He's unbelievable, I think. So good at winning the ball back.
16:28And I think defensively, I think we'll be getting there next season.
16:31Okay, so we've agreed on some stuff, we've disagreed on some stuff.
16:34But one thing that we can all definitely agree on is that somebody needs to challenge Liverpool this season.
16:40Yeah, for sure.
16:41Newcastle United returned to the Premier League stage following an historic campaign that saw them lift a domestic trophy for the first time in 70 years.
16:56The celebration has turned to frustration with questions over the future of their star forward dominating their summer.
17:02After firing in 23 goals last season, Alexander Isak didn't just light up the Premier League, he announced himself as one of Europe's most feared frontmen.
17:10Isak! Wow! What a strike! St James' Park loves that!
17:21A record-breaking transfer fee could force the Toon army to sell the Sweden international and losing their main man would be a considerable blow to a club with big ambitions.
17:30On the pitch, Newcastle's emphatic victory over Liverpool in the League Cup final sparked a brilliant run of form that propelled them to a fifth-placed Premier League finish and back in the Champions League.
17:42And one Swede who will feature in black and white this season is winger Anthony Alanga, arriving from Nottingham Forest for ÂŁ55 million.
17:49For me, I say we because I'm part of the team now, we're building something that's unique and special and I really want to buy into the culture of the club and the DNA of the club and I think it's the perfect time to join.
18:03Having won the trophy last year, Carabao Cup, I've got a feel of winning the trophy after 70 years, so that's amazing and I just want to be part of that now and create more history with the club and looking forward to putting the black and white shot.
18:18Champions League at St. James's Park, that's what every kid dreams of and I think that's going to be amazing not just for us players but for the club in general and also the fans.
18:29I think that's going to be amazing and everyone dreams of Champions League football and that's something I'm really excited for.
18:38Manager Eddie Howe is trying his best to strengthen the squad in other areas too as they challenge on domestic and European fronts.
18:45Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is one man they have managed to get over the line, joining on loan from Southampton.
18:51But how we'll know just how crucial tying down Alexander the Great will be in determining whether they compete for top honours.
18:57Newcastle kick off the new campaign with the trips at Aston Villa, a fitting curtain raiser between two sides that were nearly inseparable last season.
19:08Villa's heroic Champions League run to the quarterfinals came at a cost domestically, missing out on a top five finish to the Magpies on goal difference.
19:16They settled instead for a Europa League spot. Manager Unai Emery will be hoping that he can bring the glory days back to Villa Park in his third full season in charge.
19:27Premier League has always been the first objective because it's the most difficult league in the world and how we can challenge in Premier League is the real objective we are getting each year we are here.
19:42But of course to try to be contender for some trophies in the Carabao Cup, in FA Cup or in Europe is very very important.
19:51Some new signings are starting to come in including Ivory Coast forward Evan Guesson from Nice for ÂŁ30m.
19:57But it looks like keeping hold of last season's top goalscorer Oli Watkins and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez could well be crucial.
20:04But with the likes of Uri Tielemans and Morgan Rodgers continuing to flourish, there's a growing sense that Villa are ready to challenge at the top end of the Premier League once again.
20:12It was almost the perfect season for Nottingham Forest. Tipped for relegation, they more than defied expectations and became one of the Premier League's most exciting counter attacking sides.
20:27Here's Wood, 1-0 Forest. And that's what he and that's what they have been doing all season long.
20:40Forest faded in the run-in, but a 7th place finish brings European football to the city ground for the first time in three long decades.
20:47The club moved quickly to fill the Alanga-shaped hole, bringing in winger Dan Ndoye from Bologna for ÂŁ34m.
20:56And in a major boost, talisman Morgan Gibbs-White signed a new three-year deal when he looked all set to join Spurs.
21:05The manager's been incredible since he's come in. The fans as well, the fans have been absolutely amazing.
21:11From the very first moment I've joined, and to give them back European football, it's something that we're, as a dressing room, as a team, as a club,
21:20we are all really proud about because they're the ones that deserve it the most, because they're the ones that pay the hard-earned money
21:26and show up on the weekends and, you know, come and watch us play and support us and cheer us.
21:31So they're the ones who deserve it the most and we're just happy that we're able to give back to them.
21:34Nuno Espirito Santo worked miracles last season to double Forrest's points tally from the previous campaign.
21:41But the club's demanding owner will be expecting his team to push on once again
21:45as they juggle raised domestic expectations with European dreams.
21:51Coming up, an emotional goodbye for one of the Premier League's greatest after a decade at Tottenham Hotspur.
21:57And it's a new dawn as Spurs hope the Great Dane can lead them to glory.
22:01What one word best describes last season for Manchester United?
22:08Difficult.
22:12Misery for Manchester United.
22:15At Old Trafford.
22:17Spurs live to Salah.
22:19Liverpool are running away with it again.
22:22Pushed in by Salah.
22:24Tottenham get their third.
22:26Who's going to keep their head?
22:27Who's going to keep their head?
22:29It's good!
22:31Another defeat for Manchester United.
22:34Eric Ter Hag sacked after a run of one win in eight games.
22:38Manchester United hoping that the good days will come back again.
22:43They are putting their trust in Ruben Amori.
22:45Watara and Semenyo!
22:49And Manchester United have fallen apart.
22:53Oh, and now the fumbles!
22:57It's a horrible mistake!
22:59It's Macheta free in the middle.
23:01He can seal it here!
23:03He does!
23:05Old Trafford, the theatre of dreams.
23:07The season of nightmares for Manchester United.
23:11As a team, it was just a difficult season.
23:14For whatever reason, they can't get it going.
23:16Only those guys will be able to tell you.
23:18I don't want to sit here and try and speculate about anything.
23:21It was hard.
23:23It was a hard watch for a lot of Manchester United fans as well.
23:27When you're at that level, as players, you know, you've all got to be able to adapt whatever system you need.
23:35It never ever felt like it was fluid.
23:39Everything seemed to feel a little bit forced.
23:43I think when you force things in football, you know, it becomes a little bit ugly.
23:48And I think at times last season, you know, Manchester United were a little bit ugly.
23:54I'm very sad due to the fact that he's a local boy.
23:59And me playing with, I mean, the class of 92.
24:03You know, and knowing what those guys did at Manchester United and how the fans revered them.
24:09I am sad that Marcus is in the situation that he ended up in.
24:14I think having the opportunity to go to Barcelona playing for a fantastic manager like Hansi Flick,
24:19I think he'll go out there this season and I think he'll absolutely smash it.
24:24I'm really happy to be there.
24:27Yeah, from the start, I wanted to join this massive club and I'm just really happy.
24:33For me, it's the biggest club in the world, in England as well.
24:37And yeah, I think like the fans are crazy.
24:41The stadium is amazing and I think every player wants to play here.
24:46Honestly, it's hard to find the words to say about this moment.
24:53But the most common phrase that you can say at this moment is the dream come true, honestly.
25:01It's hard to understand you are here already, but yeah, the dream come true.
25:06Manchester United need to score goals, they need to be more creative, a little bit more easier on the eye.
25:14He's brought those in to do just that.
25:17So we just have to sit and wait and see if those guys can produce that little bit of magic that Manchester United have missed.
25:23If I'm sitting here now thinking about the teams I've played in at Manchester United, you know, free-flowing football, galvanising football.
25:32Get the ball forward quickly now, I'm not talking long balls, but get the ball in wide areas, cross the ball, a lot of movement up front.
25:38Manchester United don't play that way anymore. So wherever in Guernamo and Guernamo, we need to get their goals from, hopefully they can get them.
25:47This is a new start and I think everyone is changing in our club.
25:53And you can feel the environment. They are starting to believe that, of course, the results will dictate a lot, but we have a clear idea.
26:02Everyone has a clear job now. You have a full day of job. So I think everything is in the right place for us to be better.
26:12Being at home, knowing that you're playing Arsenal first game of the season, if Manchester United can win the whole game, you know, that will really galvanise the fans' early doors.
26:22Rudolf Fernandes! The captain delivers! What a goal!
26:32It's amazing that you could finish in the top ten, but within the top ten you've got the top eight, you've got the top six.
26:38So you just don't know. I mean, if you look at what Liverpool have done, it's frightening.
26:43The money that they're spending at the moment. If you look at the business that Arsenal have done, Man City as well, Chelsea.
26:53There's been a hell of a lot of players being brought and a hell of a lot of money being spent.
26:57So you just have to sit and wait and see what will happen.
27:00Yeah, all the Spurs fans. It was one of the hardest decisions I ever made.
27:16Son humane! One-0 Cardinal! There's a new start down the lane! Son on the way! What a fabulous goal! Son! Make yourself at home!
27:36It's Son!
27:37A one away! To score your 100th Premier League goal!
27:44Magnificent! Son Hyun-min!
27:50It'll be missed. I think ten years. Amazing stint at the football club. A club legend. Obviously an icon in his country.
27:59Just a fantastic footballer and a nice person. I think, you know, with 173 goals for the football club.
28:04European trophy. What a way to finish and that. But he's been amazing.
28:09I feel like, you know, some things are just meant to be. If we didn't win the Europa League and he finishes, you know, not winning anything.
28:15It would have been sad because, you know, what he's done for the football club. The amount of goals that he scored.
28:19That sort of, like, iconic partnership that he had with Harry. The amount of goals and assists they created together.
28:25It's just an amazing story. You know, he said, you know, he came as a boy. He's left as a man.
28:28You know, he leads by example. He's not one of those players that would scream and shout. But, you know, I think the way he goes about his business, in terms of how professional he is, he's a top player.
28:38A legend at the football club. He scored more goals than me.
28:41Son, on a mission to go alone. This is sensational. World class.
28:49He's an amazing goal scorer, amazing finisher. Finish off both feet. But he just had that power. That goal sort of, it reminded me a little bit of Gareth Bell.
28:57You know, players that can get the ball and sort of, like, run the whole length of the pitch and at the end of it execute as well. It's a difficult thing to do.
29:02Special footballers, you know, they don't come about too often. So, you know, I'd like to think that we can, we can replace him.
29:09But, you know, who's the next person that's going to go on and score, you know, 170, 180, you know, 200 goals for the football club.
29:15Now we are all crying.
29:20But next time when we see each other, I hope everybody's smiling. Come on, you Spurs.
29:25Come on, you Spurs.
29:55Come on, you Spurs.
29:59We're really looking forward to this massive challenge. Massive club. I think massive potential.
30:06The feeling and the excitement and the joy and the happiness you can see in the fans' face and the pictures you saw was...
30:17Wow!
30:19So, hopefully we can create more of those moments. That would be the ultimate dream to do that.
30:26Huge congratulations to Ange. So he will forever be a legend in Tottenham.
30:32I think it's very important to understand that we all stand on the shoulders of others.
30:38And I'm very humble about that. And I'll do my very best to continue the great work he put in.
30:43I definitely believe he's the right man. To be fair, I did say, you know, if there's anyone out there we can get, you know, I'd love to see him come to the football club because obviously what he's done at Brentford.
30:52I saw him first hand coach and I was impressed with the training. I was impressed with the sort of like the messages in training, what he wanted from the players, how he drove the session, you know, the connection that he wanted with the players and the fans, you know, his sort of like methodology.
31:06The intention is to play aggressive front footed football. And I know the ethos and the history of the club is massive on attacking football.
31:18The players need to be brave when we play and they need to trust themselves. So I will do my very best to install that trust and there'll be ups and downs.
31:28I think it's right now. It's a fairy tale. Everyone is happy. The sun is shining. It's fantastic. But we haven't played one game yet.
31:35Tottenham is a massive football club, you know, obviously it comes with pressure. He knows that.
31:41Ange got off to an amazing start in the first 10 games. But you've got to maintain that and keep going.
31:50I think the main thing is to obviously have the good preseason. Don't get too many injuries. I know what's happened with Madison, unfortunately, but don't get any more injuries and then start the season well.
31:58But for a manager and new players, it's so important to go off to a good start.
32:01I'm finally here. I'm very happy and can't wait to start. The most important part of why I come here is the project and how the manager sees how I can develop under him.
32:17I'm a very direct winger, strong, very good in taking players on and creating chances. There's a lot of flair in my game.
32:26How big the club is, the history and the Champions League as well. So it's a big moment.
32:35I'm really motivated for the next steps. And now I'm being part of this such a great club. I just want to enjoy with my teammates, start to work with the coach and start to win matches with this club.
32:51The coach is probably the main thing that had more impact on my decision. When you feel that someone wants you, it means a lot for me.
33:00Of course, I'd love to see Tottenham finish in the top four. It's going to be difficult, but I think, like I said, winning the Europa League and then, you know, this season having the opportunity to go on and try and get silverware again.
33:11I'm sure the manager would want to do that. And I think the players would have to believe that they can do that now.
33:16No one can say they're not winners. The team and the players are winners. Now we need to do best to become serial winners in the future.
33:29A new era at the GTEC as Brentford begin life after Thomas Frank. His seven years at the helm saw the Bees become an established Premier League side, upsetting plenty of so-called bigger clubs in the process.
33:46Brentford's former set-piece coach Keith Andrews has been named as Frank's successor in what will be his first managerial role and the Irishman knows his new position as head coach will be tougher than anything he's done before.
34:05It's the most difficult football league in the world. I know how difficult it is to win Premier League games. We will be perfectly prepared on a week-to-week basis. Does that guarantee you winning? Of course it doesn't.
34:20So I'm under no illusions it's going to be a difficult task, but it's one I just can't wait to get stuck into.
34:26Brentford will undoubtedly benefit from the experience of Premier League and Champions League winning captain Jordan Henderson, who joined on a free transfer after a year.
34:34after leaving Ajax.
34:37When I spoke to Keith a few times, he was very good, very honest with his and yeah, he's very excited to get started as well.
34:47And he was another big reason why I wanted to come in and try and help the team and the club keep moving forward.
34:54Keith Andrews' ability to replace key players will be crucial, with skipper Christian Norgard and top scorer Brian Mbermo both departing for pastures new.
35:03But the arrival of several new signings should help usher in a new era for a coach hoping to make his mark on the Premier League.
35:15Further down the banks of the River Thames, West London neighbours Fulham are hoping to address the curious case of last season.
35:22Marco Silverside made a strong start to the campaign, but a run of six losses in their last nine league games saw them finish behind Brentford in 11th spot.
35:32From the last game against City, the last game of the last season, the challenge was there straight away in the dressing room.
35:40My last speech with the players was clear about what we wanted to do in the season after and talking about to do our best to have more points than the season before
35:50and to try to be in a position that can allow us to fight the last 10-15 games of the season, to fight for different things as well.
35:59A lack of fresh faces may concern fans who saw their side prospects of a return to European football ever weigh with little more than a whimper.
36:09But it may be that refinement is considered more strategic than revolution.
36:14South of the River Thames, Crystal Palace are gearing up for a foray into European competition.
36:20They won their first ever major trophy by beating Manchester City in a memorable and historic FA Cup final, resulting in crazy celebrations and a European place.
36:32But there is uncertainty on the pitch.
36:34Two of their best players in Mark Gahy and Eberechi Ezer have attracted interest from England's elite clubs.
36:41But Oliver Glasner believes the pillars his squad is built on should stand them in good stead.
36:46The team must always be number one.
36:49And the other thing is how we deal with each other.
36:52And this should be respect and trust.
36:55And when we have this, then we can build all the tactics, we can build all the physicality on it.
37:01And so it's a team first, respect and trust.
37:06These are the core values.
37:09The loss of sporting director Dougie Friedman in the summer is being keenly felt.
37:14And so far, their two summer acquisitions are a goalkeeper signed for free and a ÂŁ3m left back.
37:20There are questions that still need answering before the season starts.
37:24Palace fans are eagerly awaiting the answers.
37:27From south of the river to the east end, and it could be a defining season for West Ham.
37:36Manager Graham Potter is trying to bring some magic to the Hammers after failing to make much of an impression since replacing Julian Lopetegui in February.
37:45The funds raised from the sale of winger Mohamed Kourouz to Spurs for ÂŁ55m are being invested wisely.
37:52Ex-Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has joined as a free agent on a one-year deal.
37:57While versatile defender Kyle Walker-Peters has also arrived for free after leaving Southampton.
38:03Every team wants to win trophies, and I think West Ham have that ambition.
38:09You know, speaking to Graham, that's what he wants to do.
38:11He wants to create something special, so hopefully I can be a part of it.
38:14One man saying goodbye is Mikael Antonio.
38:17Eight months after breaking his leg in a shocking car accident, the forward has left West Ham following a decade in East London.
38:24Still to come, Leeds and Burnley are back in the big time after claiming 100 points in the championship,
38:31while an historic season awaits Everton in their iconic new stadium.
38:35Ryan Fraser has rolled it across!
38:45Sutherland cannot stop conceding!
38:48And their tenure spell in the Elite is surely over now!
38:59It's Tommy Watson! This could be some farewell!
39:02They came, they climbed, they conquered!
39:10The Black Cats return to the Premier League after eight years away!
39:18It's phenomenal, I'm over the moon for so many different reasons, but I still think a part of me still can't believe it.
39:24For the club, it's kind of great for me because we had a great achievement last season, it was a tough season.
39:31And I think it's good for the regions, good for our fans and for the club to be back in the Premier League.
39:39It's a bit bizarre because you have dreams as a kid that you want to play Premier League and that's always there.
39:44And then suddenly we kind of eventually get there and it's so surreal having the peak of the goals for most people to play Premier League.
39:52And to finally arrive, it's very, very surreal.
39:55It means everything to the supporters and the people that are involved with the football club.
39:59The clubs are, it's a one club city, all the focus and attention is on our football club and it's always been a tier one Premier League football club.
40:07And to be back there is where we believe it rightfully belongs.
40:12Thunderland is a huge club, a huge history, a big, massive fan base so you can feel the energy everywhere.
40:20So you want to be in that project.
40:23We have to be competitive week in, week out. I think you're playing in the best league with the best players and you have to try to find a way to outperform those teams and those players.
40:33We've always found ways to do that. This will be our biggest challenge, no doubt.
40:37I think the level is totally different so the gap will be massive. It's the best league in the world so we know that we'll have to lift our level.
40:49We've faced different challenges, different teams, different styles of play and every mistakes are completely different in this league because the consequences are always impressive.
41:04It's certainly exciting summer for us. I think to be able to sign the calibre of players that we've signed, to try to ensure that we've got a team that's fit and able and competitive for the Premier League is really important.
41:13Naturally when you're a promoted Premier League team, you have a very short space of time to adapt and we think we've done that with a fair amount of diligence and try to be decisive in the market to try to sign the best players as early as possible.
41:25Hi guys, Granny Chaka here. Very happy and excited to be here with the lats.
41:30I had the feeling that I need a new challenge, a big challenge and the project.
41:36When I spoke with the club, I was very excited to come here, to feel the energy, to feel the mentality, what the people and the players in the club has here around.
41:46And it's exactly what I wanted and that's why I decided as well to come here.
41:51For me, the derby against the team up the road in Newcastle is the best in English football.
42:12Everyone in this area wants this game. It's their game that the whole area looks forward to.
42:17It brings two cities together to compete and there's nothing more beautiful than that.
42:24You know, I experienced it once and I've never seen an atmosphere.
42:28Even months before it, the whole build up was phenomenal and people flying over from all over the world.
42:33The energy of it, you can see it in everybody. So that's going to be no different this season.
42:39It just brings out the best in this area. It brings out the best in the fan base.
42:43The atmosphere is white hot. It's as good as anything I think you would see anywhere around the world.
42:49And I think it's brilliant for the Premier League that we've got that derby back.
42:54That I'm sure that this team will give everything on the pitch until the first whistle to the end.
43:01And that we need the support from the club, for the fans, whatever happens.
43:06But we will give everything on the pitch and hopefully we can achieve our goals, what we have.
43:11In football, we can affect a lot of people and it's really crazy.
43:17So the mood of the city or the region after a game could be completely influenced by the result of a game.
43:26So it's not just about the result, I think it's about the energy of the squad, the way we are connected.
43:31If they are proud of our style of play, proud of the way we work hard on the pitch, I think we can influence even the dynamic of a season.
43:43Leeds United returned to the Premier League after two years away as champions of England's second tier.
43:52One of two clubs to reach 100 points in the championship last season along with Burnley,
43:57the Whites will hope they can buck the trend of promoted sides going straight back down.
44:01Under German boss Daniel Farker, Leeds have rebuilt with purpose.
44:05And this summer has seen a flurry of transfer activity.
44:08Experienced midfielder Sean Longstaff arrives from Newcastle, while defender Jacob Biol has signed from Udinese.
44:15Every player nowadays watch a lot of Premier League, I would say.
44:20The best players play here, the best clubs, some of the best clubs in the world.
44:25And for sure it's the most attractive league, I would say.
44:29It's a big challenge for everyone, like I said.
44:32The players know it, I know it.
44:34And that's why we are here every day working hard for it.
44:38And let's hope it ends good after this season.
44:42Ellen Road will be electric as fans dream of re-establishing the club in the top flight,
44:47as well as reigniting their bitter rivalry with Manchester United.
44:51One thing is certain, Leeds United will make plenty of noise.
44:55Burnley are back in the big time at the first time of asking after defending their way to 100 championship points.
45:02The Clarets return with scars earned and lessons learned after Vincent Kompany's possession-based style
45:08saw them win just five games in the 23-24 season.
45:12Current boss Scott Parker also knows what it's like to suffer in the Premier League.
45:16He was sacked by Bournemouth after a 9-0 loss at Liverpool three years ago.
45:20But he's embracing the challenge at Turf Moor.
45:23We're coming out of the back of a season where we achieved something which was unprecedented really.
45:28And what we did last year was nothing short of remarkable.
45:31And that was this group of players and us as a football club what did that really.
45:34So, of course there's a challenge here. We understand that.
45:37And the narrative around that is that challenge is going to be very difficult.
45:41The last two seasons were documented in terms of teams that come up and get relegated from this division.
45:45But like always, I always mention it to the players, these are the challenges that we relish really.
45:51Goalkeeper James Trafford has rejoined Man City after a season in which Burnley conceded just 16 goals.
45:57While six-time Premier League champion Kyle Walker has moved in the opposite direction.
46:02You can see what the owners are trying to do for Burnley Football Club and I wanted to be a part of that.
46:12I wanted to be a part of the success and this journey that they're going on.
46:16Burnley haven't been afraid to spend in the summer.
46:19And Parker needs his new recruits to bed in quickly to help Burnley survive
46:23and keep their high-profile American investors living the Premier League dream.
46:28Fresh beginnings in the blue half of Merseyside.
46:33After bidding an emotional farewell to Goodison Park in May, the Blues are now excited for something new.
46:39The Hill Dickinson Stadium will play host to its first ever Premier League fixture in Match Week 2,
46:44by which time David Moyes will hope to have bedded in some new arrivals.
46:47Carlos Alcaraz's loan from Flamengo has been made permanent,
46:51while Tieno Barry has arrived from Villarreal to boost their attacking options after Dominic Calvert-Lewin moved on.
46:57Kinn and Dewsbury Hall arrived after a solitary season at Chelsea
47:01and will hope to fill the gap left in midfield by Adelaide de Courre, who wasn't offered new terms.
47:06The Toffees are lacking in momentum though, having managed just one draw during their summer series campaign in the States.
47:13There's a bigger turnover of players now, I think, at clubs.
47:16They used to say, hey, let's sign maybe three or maybe four players' tops every season.
47:21So a lot of clubs will be signing quite big numbers, which they are now more than what's been done in the past, if you look at it.
47:26But ours is partly because of, obviously, the position we had, the situation we had with players.
47:32Yeah, we wanted to have the players in a lot sooner, especially coming here, I knew that we were going to be incredibly short.
47:40Brighton will hope to pick up where they left off after finishing last season with four wins and a draw.
47:46Jao Pedro and Pervis Estupinan were among the players to exit the Amex this summer,
47:50with Fabian Herzler dipping into the European market to sign Karolampos Kostoulas and Maxime de Kuyper as replacements.
47:57The Seagulls will back themselves to claim a fourth top ten finish in five seasons under their ambitious coach.
48:05I was quite happy about how we worked together, I was quite happy about what we achieved.
48:10Of course, we wanted to get to Europe, but regarding the amount of points we collected, it was a very good season.
48:17And now it's up to us to be better than that, to get better than that.
48:22And everyone has to get stepping out of his comfort zone, everyone has to be involved more than he was involved,
48:31everyone has to bring more effort into it, that we can reach these expectations and make our supporters proud.
48:38Elsewhere on the south coast, Bournemouth waved goodbye to three of their biggest talents,
48:42with Dean Hausson and Milos Kerkhez departing for Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively,
48:47while Kepa Aretha Balaga moved to Arsenal at the end of his loan.
48:51Georgia Petrovic has left Chelsea to become Andoni Iraiola's new number one,
48:56while Adrien Truffert will get his first taste of English football after arriving from Stade René.
49:02I'm someone who likes to run a lot, to try to do everything for the team.
49:09Every game, I will play every game at maybe 2,000%.
49:18So, yeah, I will try to do my best to be at my best level and I'm sure we are going to do very good things this season.
49:30So, reasons for optimism, but last season will be a tough act to follow at the vitality.
49:34In his second season in charge, Iraiola led the Cherries to ninth, the highest league finish in the club's history.
49:41Wolves, meanwhile, will be hoping for a more serene season after spending much of Lars' campaign near the foot of the table,
49:46before opting for a change of manager.
49:48Vitor Pereira was an instant hit at Molineux, as were some of their January signings, as they surged to survival.
49:54I'm very good. I'm happy to be here. The club became my second family.
50:04It's not easy to come in January in England and you do a good season.
50:11It's because this team gave me too much love.
50:14So, right now I'm very happy to be here, in my head, even my body also.
50:25And, yeah, I'm feeling very good.
50:28There have been some notable exits in Wolverhampton, with Matthias Cunha and Rayan Eitnuri
50:34sealing big money moves early in the transfer window.
50:36But Jorgen Strand Larsen's loan from Celta Vigo was made permanent
50:40and Fer Lopez has also arrived from the La Liga club.
50:43And the wait to get going for the new Premier League season is almost over.
51:13Let's go.
51:14Let's go.
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