At the beginning of June, if you were to ask a football fan who they think will be in the Premier League title race next season, almost every single one of them would mention three clubs, and three clubs only: Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City.
They were the trio that fought for league glory two seasons ago, and of course, they finished as the top three last campaign, albeit Arne Slot's Reds romped to their 20th title by 10 points in front of the Gunners.
So, after big early moves in the transfer market from all three, most sane supporters - not that there are many that you see online these days - would predict the trio to go toe-to-toe-to-toe once more when the curtain is raised on the new campaign next month.