What to expect from the Premier League in the 2024/2025 season

The 2024/2025 Premier League season will begin in just a few weeks after the FA released the fixtures.

England’s top flight is arguably the most followed in the world, and some of the best players on the planet play there.

Considering that no Premier League team reached the final of the Champions League last season, some rival league fans have argued that the EPL is overrated.

However, in the grand scheme of things, there is hardly a competition as strong as England’s top flight, and it continues to grow.

Manchester City has dominated the Premier League in the last few terms. They have won the last four titles, a record feat.

In the last two terms, Arsenal has replaced Liverpool as City’s main challengers to the throne, and the Gunners will be in the mix again.

We can see that Arsenal is developing well into one of the best teams on the continent, and they might finally win the league in 2025.

However, Arne Slot has just replaced Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool’s bench, and it would not be smart to underestimate what he can do at Anfield.

The Reds already have a very strong squad that can compete, so he will not struggle as he starts his role on the Merseyside.

Manchester United has opted to keep Erik Ten Hag, while Chelsea has replaced Mauricio Pochettino with Enzo Maresca, so Premier League tickets will sell fast for some clubs whose fans are excited about a new beginning.

In this article, we discuss some things we expect in the Premier League in the 2024/2025 season.

Arne Slot to make a good Liverpool start

Picking a successor for Jurgen Klopp is one of the hardest jobs, and coming in as his replacement is a bold step and a huge task.

But that is exactly what Arne Slot has done as he gets set to begin his first season on the Liverpool bench.

He was not the most popular candidate tipped to replace Klopp at Anfield, but he was appointed after Xabi Alonso remained at Bayer Leverkusen and Ruben Amorim did not impress the Reds.

However, the Dutchman has been a successful manager in his short career and won the league at Feyenoord, so we expect him to succeed at Anfield from the start.

Arsenal to challenge again

Arsenal has been the second-best club in the Premier League over the last two seasons as they constantly challenged Manchester City for the title.

Mikel Arteta’s team has some of the best talents in the Premier League in its group now, and we expect them to challenge again.

The Gunners are no longer a selling club, so they will not lose their top players and should add some better ones.

Arsenal does not need to do a great deal of work in the transfer market because its squad already includes some of the finest players in the Premier League.

However, if they can add a prolific striker to their group, he could lead them to the Premier League title, just like Erling Haaland did at Manchester City.

Is Ten Hag a Manchester United mistake?

Erik Ten Hag battled for his Manchester United job towards the end of the season as it seemed he was unpopular with the club's new minority owner, who now calls the shots.

The Dutchman ended the term by winning the FA Cup, but that was not expected to be good enough to keep him at the job.

United spoke with some managers to take over that role, most notably Thomas Tuchel, but they could not agree to a deal as some reports suggested they offered him a deal that pays a small salary.

The club made a U-turn and will allow Ten Hag to continue his job, but is that the best decision they could have made?

Injuries played its role as United struggled last season, but some fans would argue that the Dutchman also ran out of ideas.

Time will tell if they have made the right decision to keep him at Old Trafford for another campaign.

Small spending by top Premier League clubs

Premier League clubs are usually the heavy spenders in Europe every summer, and they could still spend the most money on the continent this year.

However, we expect the traditional big clubs not to make extravagant spending before the 2024/2025 season.

Arsenal broke their transfer record to sign Declan Rice last summer, while Manchester City signed Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol for huge sums.

These players turned out to be key men in the Premier League title race, but we do not expect the Premier League big boys to spend too much this summer.

This is because most of them have a good enough squad, with only a few spots in their group that need improvement.

Arne Slot begins his time at Liverpool and ideally should make some big signings, but the Reds challenged for the Premier League title last season, so they have a solid squad.

If no top player leaves Anfield, Liverpool does not need to spend much money on top players, and the same goes for the other traditionally big clubs, except Chelsea, who look addicted to spending money.

Leicester City and Ipswich to stay in the Premier League

Leicester City earned an immediate return to the Premier League following their relegation in 2023, and we expect them to stay.

Last season, all three clubs that were promoted to the Premier League were relegated at the end of the term.

This shows the gap in quality between the Premier League and the Championship, but we expect Leicester City to spend another term in the top flight.

The same can be said of Ipswich Town, mainly because they have retained their manager, Kieran McKenna, despite the interest of Chelsea and other top clubs.

The 38-year-old has done a brilliant job at the club, helping them gain back-to-back promotions. We expect his team to survive the drop, although it would be a tough campaign for them.

Pep Guardiola to announce his Manchester City departure

With a year left in his current deal, this will likely be Pep Guardiola’s final season in the Premier League.

The Spaniard has cemented his legacy as one of the league’s best-ever coaches, but the departure of his long-term rival, Jurgen Klopp, will not make the English top-flight challenging for Pep anymore.

He admitted that the German made him a better coach, and now that he is gone, we expect Pep to announce his departure before the end of the upcoming season.

He would try to win five consecutive titles, making it hard for any manager to come close to his achievement, but it would be tough for him to achieve that.

Conclusion

The 2024/2025 Premier League season will be one of the best we have had, and it would be exciting to see how the teams prepare in the coming weeks with their signings and pre-season performances.