Premier League: Five new signings who impressed on debut | OneFootball

The opening weekend of the Premier League campaign saw several new signings debut. We’ve profiled five players who made an instant impression on their first appearances for new clubs.

Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)

Liverpool were made to work for three points in the season opener on Friday night, as Bournemouth gave the champions a scare at Anfield.

The Reds had appeared in cruise control thanks largely to the performance of Hugo Ekitike, who followed his impressive outing in the Community Shield with another.

The Frenchman fired Liverpool in front with a well-taken opener, keeping his cool after bundling a route through the Bournemouth defence.

Ekitike turned provider for the second, doing well to hold up play and tee up Cody Gakpo. The 22-year-old was a real positive and has proven he can lead the line this season, regardless of the club’s Alexander Isak pursuit.

Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City)

Regular watchers of Serie A will not have been surprised to see Tijjani Reijnders shine this weekend. The Manchester City midfielder was superb on debut at Wolves, heavily involved in the opening three goals as the Citizens won 4-0 at Molineux.

Reijnders scored and assisted at Wolves, though it’s arguably his role in the opener that created the most excitement.

His brilliant footwork past two challenges and superb scooped pass freed Rico Lewis to square for an Erling Haaland tap-in. Reijnders won’t go down on the stat sheet, but it was a goal born from his creativity.

Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur)

Mohammed Kudus crossed a capital divide this summer to sign for Tottenham Hotspur from London rivals West Ham. The Ghana international endured an inconsistent 2024/25 campaign but has hit the ground running in a Spurs shirt.

Kudus was at his creative best in the 3-0 win over Burnley, setting up each of the opening two goals for Richarlison.

The 25-year-old has led all Premier League players for take-ons over the last two seasons and has the ability to open up defences for Spurs.

Omar Alderete (Sunderland)

Sunderland handed out eight debuts at the weekend as Regis Le Bris’ new-look squad made a flying start to their Premier League campaign. Noah Sadiki and Habib Diarra were impressive in midfield, while Simon Adingra was a real livewire out wide.

Omar Alderete earns the nod here, however, following an impressive cameo off the bench. The Paraguayan defender was introduced despite suffering from a knock and made an immediate impression.

Alderete created the opening goal against West Ham with a fantastic cross for Eliezer Mayenda and defended astutely at the Stadium of Light. For a fee of £11m, he looks good value.

Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)

Manchester United might have lost their opener at Arsenal, but this was a defeat with a silver lining. New signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo posed problems for the visitors all game, registering nine shots between them.

Mbeumo’s pace and transition threat were a welcome addition to the Manchester United side, with the 26-year-old providing a physicality that was lacking last season.

Though he’ll have been disappointed not to have opened his goal account, this was a decent debut that has brought much-needed optimism to Old Trafford.

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