It’s the best league in the world and it can be the most unforgiving but, for the three newly promoted teams, the Premier League is the only place to be.
Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town all took their top flight bows this weekend and they all came crashing down as the reality hit. But while the Clarets showed enough to suggest they will be fine, the Blades and Hatters endured a chastening first match.
Burnley are regulars at the top table, embarking on their seventh campaign among the elite in the last eight seasons, and they started against a familiar foe with a defeat at home to Manchester City in the Friday night curtain-raiser. Sky Blues manager Pep Guardiola has recently said that to repeat his side’s treble winning season is impossible.
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