In the blink of an eye, pre-season is all-but over and another Premier League campaign is upon us. It could well be one of the most competitive seasons on record as champions Manchester City are pushed to their limits; Arsenal have recruited shrewdly, Manchester United are only getting better and Chelsea and Liverpool should be resurgent.
Meanwhile, Tottenham, Brighton, Aston Villa and Newcastle will all be battling for a top-six finish, too, and the fight for survival will be intense as ever at the other end of the table.
But who will be the difference-makers? The man that each team simply cannot do without? GOAL runs through each Premier League team's most important individual ahead of the 2023-24 season...
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