This summer marked the 40th anniversary of English football’s nadir. At a time of rampant hooliganism, fatal stadium tragedies and a ban from all European competition, an editorial in The Sunday Times infamously derided football as “a slum sport played in slum stadiums increasingly watched by slum people.”

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The new Premier League season begins on Friday, as champions Liverpool host Bournemouth at Anfield. Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea will be amongst those hoping to challenge Arne Slot’s side for the title while Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United will be aspiring for a vastly better showing than their last campaign.