The Premier League pre-season is in full flight with sides in the English top flight honing their skills ahead of the new campaign.
Clubs have jetted off to far flung corners of the globe for the first time since the pandemic, playing in front of capacity crowds desperate to get a glimpse of their heroes.
Liverpool and Manchester United tussled it out in Asia while the likes of Everton and Chelsea hopped the pond to the United States.
For new signings, these pre-season games represent the perfect opportunity to stake their claim on a spot in the starting line-ups that will take to the pitch on the opening weekend. Darwin Nunez finally arrived for Liverpool with four superb goals to break his duck while eyes have also been closely trained on the fortunes of Erling Haaland.