Manchester United will also be keen to put their start behind them…
Some Premier League sides will have been happy for the the international break. Teams such as Arsenal and Liverpool have endured poor starts to their campaigns, and will be hoping that they are able to start afresh after the pause in fixtures.
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Poor transfers, tactics, and simple bad luck have all come in to play with these clubs’ form. These are five teams who will be looking to put their first 11 games behind them and kick on now that the league has resumed.
Arsenal
The Gunners have so far been forced to rely heavily on summer signing Alexis Sanchez, with the rest of their team being completely out of form.
The North London club’s last two games both featured the surrendering of the lead, with a 3-3 draw against Anderlecht and a 2-1 loss to Swansea City the results. They cannot let that continue once the league resumes.
Tottenham Hotspur
New manager Mauricio Pochettino has endured a tough start to his tenure at White Hart Lane. He has already started to come under pressure, and will be looking for his team to turn it around before Daniel Levy starts to get an itchy firing finger.
Manchester United
Louis van Gaal is another manager who has had a stuttering start to his time at a new club. The Red Devils may have spent £150 million on new players in the summer, but they haven’t improved on last season’s disappointment yet.
Their game against the Gunners on Saturday will be pivotal to whether they continue in this vein.
Burnley
The Clarets may have managed their first win of their season immediately before the international break, but they will still need to improve.
Liverpool
The exploits of last season have been long forgotten at Anfield. The Reds have endured a tough start to the campaign, and will definitely need to improve.
However, this will be hard with their lack of strikers at the moment, both Daniel Sturridge and Mario Balotelli are injured.