London: English Premier League is the most viewed and the most competitive league in world football. Top players often talk about how this league has groomed them in becoming better footballers. But what is football without a talisman? We will talk about top four teams of EPL, and their talisman and how they can impact the sides in the upcoming season.
Liverpool – Mohamed Salah
Liverpool has been one of the most successful teams in the world in recent times. Under their manager Jurgen Klopp the team has rose like a phoenix from the ashes. They have a deadly frontline of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane and together they have contributed 250 goals till date in all competition since 2017. Among them Mo Salah, has been the most decorated and successful player to say the least. He joined Liverpool FC from Roma back in 2017 and has contributed 76 goals for Liverpool in all competition. A natural goal scorer with his left-foot and often regarded as ‘Egyptian-Messi’ Salah just brought a revolution in Anfield since his joining and we hope that the 28 year old will prove his capability in the upcoming season for the Merseyside club.
Manchester City – Kevin De Bruyne
Manchester City has been the most successful club in the England in last five seasons. They have played some prolific football under Pep Guardiola and a transfer which has been of high impact to the side was Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg. In 155 appearances for the club, he has scored 36 times and has assisted 66 times in the Premier League. He has changed the total mental block of hard hitting long ball game in the Premier League to a passing game under Pep. De Bruyne’s eye for the right pass has been so clinical that at times he has been compared with Spanish legend Andres Iniesta. A set piece expert too, he will surely be City’s talisman for the upcoming season.
Manchester United – Bruno Fernandes
In the January of 2020, not the biggest United fan expected that United will qualify for the Champions League Group stage next season. Paul Poga who had been the heart and soul for the club was out of injury. Teams top-scorer Marcus Rashford suffered a long term injury in a match against Liverpool back in January. Shoulders were down for Ole Gunner Solskjer, as he was expecting a termination letter at the end of the season. Then a transfer happened, a Portuguese attacking midfielder who had a good season for Sporting Lisbon was signed for United. Named as Bruno Fernandes. A certain Cristiano Ronaldo joined United from Sporting Lisbon back in 2003 and changed the course of history and maybe just United has got their man for the next generation. A replacement they have been chasing since the departure of Ronaldo. Bruno was an instant impact at the club. Didn’t even hesitate to take set pieces and scoring every single penalty from the spot till date since his joining in January, 2020. He has played 14 times in the League and has scored eight times with seven assists making him the most important United signing for the season. Since his joining, United have been unbeaten in the Premier League and has collected the most number of points. He helped Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League Group stage as the team finished third at the end of the season. A full season for the club will surely make the fans dream that they can lift the trophy which they couldn’t since 2013. Bruno can and Bruno will be the main man for United in the Upcoming season.
Chelsea – Timo Werner
Chelsea made some important signing decisions this season. They got Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, Hakim Ziyech from Ajax and Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. Why Timo Werner has been tipped so highly? Because of his goal contribution which is 78 goals in 127 matches for RB Leipzig. He can be at his lethal best infront of the opposition goal and can cause serious threats to any top club in the league. Chelsea finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League Group stage under manager Frank Lampard, so it’s a big challenge for Lampard to use these high profile players perfectly and correctly so they can prove themselves for Chelsea and win it for them. Timo Werner has got that capability but needs support from the other players to turn himself into a Talisman for the London outfit.
