MANAGER

Ronald Koeman

STAR MAN

Wayne Rooney

LAST SEASON

7th

TOP SCORER

Romelu Lukaku (25)

KEY INS

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland, £30m), Michael Keane (Burnley, £25m), Davy Klaassen (Ajax, £23.6m), Sandro Ramirez (Malaga, £5m), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, free)

Sandro Ramirez

KEY OUTS

Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United, £75m), Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona, £10.5m), Tom Cleverley (Watford, £8m)

REASONS TO BE POSITIVE

Have done some good business and did it early, allowing their arrivals to integrate. Koeman has bolstered his spine, with Pickford, Keane and Klaassen all solid additions.

REASONS TO BE PESSIMISTIC

Replacing Lukaku’s 25 goals will be tough. For all the romance of Rooney’s return, he is nowhere near the player he was.

ONE TO WATCH

Jordan Pickford. Can theoretically become England’s No1 for the World Cup.

Jordan Pickford

EXPECTATION

Capable of a push for a top six finish, and they are the team best equipped to pounce should one of the big boys stumble.

REALITY

With Lukaku gone, they are lacking an X-factor star, with too many 7/10 players only fleetingly capable of the fantastic. Europa League beckons.