Premier League preview: Looking beyond the first weekend headlines...

Flawed, frenetic, yet still enthralling at times, the Premier League is back — with fans. It looks like a four-horse title race and a cast of six will be fighting to avoid the drop. Ian Whittel and Ian Winrow look ahead

Jurgen Klopp: Has to replace Georginio Wijnaldum if the Reeds are to get back into the Premier League title hunt. Picture: Andrew Couldridge/PA Wire.

1 How will Jurgen Klopp fill the gap left by Georginio Wijnaldum?

The short answer is, he already has. The departure of the Dutch international, who left for PSG this summer when his contract expired, was a long-time coming — a manoeuvre that is a comparative rarity in the modern game, especially on the part of Premier League clubs who can usually comfortably afford to keep their key players out of the clutches of foreign clubs thanks to higher salaries.