Premier League winners and losers: Man City new boys offer Pep Guardiola hope of a rapid revival - but time is already running out for Graham Potter at West Ham after opening-day defeat

After 81 days without any Premier League football, the self-appointed 'best league in the world' is back, and how we missed it. Twenty-three goals were scored across the opening nine games of the campaign, and while there were a couple of refereeing controversies to upset supporters, this was a weekend in which there was plenty for fans to get excited about.

It was always going to be a round of fixtures that was tinged with sadness as the first played since the tragic death of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, while it will now forever be tainted by the accusations of racist abuse from a member of the Anfield crowd towards Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo. That the Ghanaian was able to still produce an electric display was, then, mightily impressive, and his performance set the tone for some similarly strong showings around the division over the past three days.

But who were the biggest winners and losers from the opening weekend? GOAL breaks down six that caught our eye:

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