English Premier League kicks off with thrilling action: Weekend 1 overview
With new players, coaches and newly appointed captains from respective clubs, let’s analyse the matches that happened this opening English Premier League weekend.
After enjoying a well-earned summer break, Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is eagerly awaiting the club’s pre-season tour, for he feels it will be ‘electric’.
The Reds Devils will take on some big names, including arch-rivals Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona, during their USA tour, in preparation for the new Premier League season, which kicks off on August 12.
“Of course, when you have big clubs playing each other it is always electric in the game and the players are motivated to show their best and the crowd will be there to cheer us on," Fellaini was quoted as saying by the club website.
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"When you play against big teams you are motivated and already in pre-season you give everything because you want to be fit and you want to win, and that can only help with preparations," he said.
The 29-year-old Belgian was part of the squad that travelled to America in 2015 and believes any new signings will benefit from the experience.
"When the new players come it’s good to be together and get to know each other – it’s important," the Belgian stressed.
"We train together every day, sometimes twice, and if the manager gives us an afternoon free we can do some things together. It’s always a good experience for everyone.”
While United have made only one signing so far, of Swedish centre-back Victor Lindelof, they are expected to make a couple more before their first game of their pre-season tour, a tie against MLS side LA Galaxy on 15 July.
"America is a great country with great cities. When we go there we have so many fans supporting us and I remember playing Real Madrid; there were over 100,000 fans there so it’s always a great place to play,” Fellaini added.
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