LONDON:
Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank loved a “dream” residence debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, whereas Erling Haaland impressed new-look Manchester Metropolis’s 4-0 rout of Wolves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season on Saturday.
Frank was seconds away from launching his period in cost with a trophy till a late Paris Saint-Germain revival received the UEFA Tremendous Cup on Wednesday.
The previous Brentford boss changed Ange Postecoglou regardless of the Australian ending Tottenham’s 17-year trophy drought by lifting the Europa League final time period.
Postecoglou was undone by Tottenham’s worst home season since 1976-77 as they completed simply above the relegation zone in seventeenth place.
Frank’s bid to revive Tottenham’s league fortunes obtained off to the proper begin in north London.
Richarlison made the a lot of the religion proven in him by Frank because the Brazilian turned in Mohammed Kudus’ cross to open the scoring.
The pair mixed once more on the hour in additional spectacular style as Richarlison’s bicycle kick transformed the Ghanaian’s supply.
Brennan Johnson was Tottenham’s Europa League remaining hero with the one objective in opposition to Manchester United and he started the brand new season by racing clear to fit within the third.
“Excellent begin or dream begin. efficiency in opposition to a troublesome opponent. I’ll simply get pleasure from it and I hope the gamers, the membership and the followers get pleasure from it as a result of that’s necessary,” Frank mentioned.
At Molineux, Pep Guardiola unveiled his Metropolis revamp as he bids to bounce again from final season’s third-place end.
Metropolis’s failure to defend the title after profitable it for the earlier 4 seasons has prompted a significant overhaul from Guardiola.
Regardless of Haaland’s double, it was new signing Tijjani Reijnders who stole the present with a hand in all of Metropolis’s first three targets.
“We knew he’s a high signing for the approaching years for Metropolis,” mentioned Guardiola on Reijnders excellent Premier League debut after a £46.5 million transfer from AC Milan.
“After all we’ve got modified after final season with many accidents and issues – contemporary vitality this season.”
Reijnders stroked in his first Metropolis objective in between two predatory finishes from Haaland.
One other Metropolis new boy Rayan Cherki, lured from Lyon in the summertime, rounded off the scoring.
For the previous two seasons, all three promoted groups have gone down.
Sunderland made the proper begin to making an attempt to buck that development with a 3-0 victory over West Ham.
Former Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka is amongst pool of recent signings drawn to the Stadium of Gentle.
Nevertheless it was three gamers key to their promotion again to the Premier League for the primary time since 2017 who scored.
Eliezer Mayenda’s looping header gave the Black Cats elevate off on the hour mark.
Centre-back Dan Ballard headed within the second earlier than Wilson Isidor rounded off an enormous win in stoppage time.
Newcastle missed the wantaway Alexander Isak as they failed to search out the breakthrough in opposition to 10-man Aston Villa in a 0-0 draw at Villa Park.
The Magpies had been the dominant facet even earlier than Ezri Konsa’s pink card for bringing down Antony Gordon 24 minutes from time.
Isak had not been concerned throughout Newcastle’s pre-season as he seems decided to power by way of a transfer to Liverpool, who reportedly noticed a £110 million ($149 million) provide for the Swedish striker rejected.
The 2 golf equipment face off of their subsequent league match at St. James’ Park on August 25.
Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe mentioned he desires an finish to the saga a method or one other.
“From my perspective, you need a decision shortly. It is taking away the main target of the gamers and the supporters,” mentioned Howe
“We wish to be united collectively. We might like a decision, however we’re not answerable for that.”
Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz struck within the 96th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw at Brighton after Matt O’Riley’s penalty put the Seagulls in entrance.
Arsenal, top-flight runners-up for the final three seasons, are in motion on Sunday once they journey to Manchester United.
Champions Liverpool started their title defence with a 4-2 win in opposition to Bournemouth on Friday.
