Brighton ended last season in a disappointing 11th place, falling well short of their goals. With only 48 points from 38 games, they were a significant 15 points away from qualifying for European competitions. For a team with Brighton’s talent, this wasn’t good enough. Determined to change that, they invested heavily in the summer, spending 170 million euros on new players while only bringing in 35 million from sales.Brighton went on a shopping spree, signing six new players, including some promising names like Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Mats Wieffer, Brajan Gruda, and Ibrahim Osman. The only notable departure was Pascal Groß, who moved to Borussia Dortmund for seven million euros. Overall, the squad has been significantly strengthened.

Meanwhile, Manchester United started the new season with a narrow 1-0 win against Fulham. Although they dominated the game and created several chances, the winning goal came late, in the 87th minute, from new signing Joshua Zirkzee. The Red Devils still have room for improvement, particularly in converting their chances. Manchester United was also active in the transfer market, bringing in four players with the potential to be regular starters: Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, and Matthijs de Ligt. This influx of new talent might create competition and some dissatisfaction among existing players, especially for those like Mount and Maguire, who might lose their starting spots. Manchester United didn't convince me in their away matches last season and this one is very tough. I smell surprise here and a home win.

布莱顿上赛季以令人失望的第11名结束了赛季，远远落后于他们的目标。38场比赛只得到48分，他们离欧战资格还有15分的差距。对于一支像布莱顿这样有天赋的球队来说，这还不够好。为了改变这种状况，他们在夏天投入了大量资金，在新球员身上花费了1.7亿欧元，而销售收入只有3500万欧元。布莱顿开始疯狂采购，签下了6名新球员，其中包括一些有前途的球员，如乔治尼奥·拉特、扬库巴·明特、马茨·维弗、布拉詹·格鲁达和易卜拉欣·奥斯曼。唯一引人注目的离开是帕斯卡·格罗斯，他以700万欧元的价格转会到多特蒙德。总的来说，这支球队得到了明显的加强。

与此同时，曼联以1-0险胜富勒姆开始了新赛季。尽管他们控制了比赛并创造了几次机会，但在第87分钟，新签约的约书亚·齐尔克切(Joshua Zirkzee)攻入了制胜一球。红魔还有提升的空间，尤其是在机会转化方面。曼联在转会市场上也很活跃，引进了四名有潜力成为常规首发的球员:约书亚·齐克切、莱尼·约罗、努塞尔·马兹拉维和马蒂亚斯·德利特。新人才的涌入可能会在现有球员中造成竞争和一些不满，尤其是像芒特和马奎尔这样的球员，他们可能会失去首发位置。曼联上赛季的客场比赛没能让我信服，这场比赛非常艰难。我闻到了惊喜和主场胜利的味道。