Erling Haaland! Lionel Messi! Tottenham! Man Utd… Football, football (and volleyball), everywhere – The Warm-Up

MONDAY’S BIG STORIES Where to start? Ad There is nothing quite like the opening weekend of the Premier League. Or more specifically, there is nothing quite like that delighted or sinking feeling you get after your side wins or loses their first game of the season. So, without further ado, let’s jump to some very early conclusions*… Premier League‘If someone were to take the ball he would punch’ – Guardiola impressed by Haaland’s hunger11 HOURS AGO Erling Haaland! At this rate, he’ll score 76 league goals this season, and already has Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League record in his sights.

260 goals, you say? We’ll give it five seasons, by which point he’ll have helped Manchester City significantly close the gap on Manchester United’s record PL haul of 13 titles. Tottenham! They’re destined for second, did you see the way they responded to going a goal down? And Son Heung-min or Harry Kane didn’t even score. Imagine when that duo are firing as well.

Antonio Conte is a genius, and Spurs will be fighting for the title until the final day. Fulham! They’re staying up. Definitely.

They’ll press and they’ll press and never run out of energy and treat every match as if they’re facing Liverpool. Heck, they could even draw every game and still survive on 38 points, with Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring at least 20 and making his way into every Fantasy Premier League team by the end of this week. Callum Wilson! If it wasn’t for Haaland, he’d have his hands around the Golden Boot trophy already, but still, he’ll be firing Newcastle to the Champions League before getting his hands on that trophy as well next season.