5 contenders for Premier League's Golden Boot award for 2018/19 season

The Premier League resumes next week Friday for the 2018/2019 season and fireworks are expected. Last season, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City swept aside all in its path and broke all sorts of records (first team to 100 points, the highest number of wins in a single season and so on).

This season promises to be even more fantastic given the moves being made by the teams in the league. Liverpool has been Europe's biggest spenders with £170m worth of talent already through the door. Sarri-ball has taken over at Stamford Bridge and it promises to be a wild ride. The post-Arsene Wenger era begins at Arsenal and so many other sub-plots.

The battle for the Golden Boot will also be one of the main issues to talk about this season as well. After Mo Salah's barnstorming goal run last season (which came out of nowhere), the battle to become England's goleador will be a fascinating one.

Here is a look at 5 of the leading candidates for the boot next season:

#5 Alvaro Morata (Chelsea)

Morata looks to be on a mission this season

After an exasperating first season as the main man at Stamford Bridge, the Spaniard will be raring to go this season. Morata had started last season like a house on fire with 5 goals in his first few games. However, his season tapered off badly and he never hit those heights again.

He seems set for a new lease of life under Maurizio Sarri and will be the direct beneficiary of the new attacking thrust of the team. Under the new coach's philosophy, Morata is expected to be the arrowhead of a fast-paced, always moving attacking line up. This means the Spaniard will get more chances than he did in Antonio Comte's favoured 3-4-3 formation.

With his pace across short distances, dribbling, and aerial ability, Morata should thrive as the arrowhead of Sarri's new look Blues team. If Eden Hazard, Pedro, and Willian are able to successfully interpret the style that worked so well for Jose Callejon, Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens at Napoli, the former Real Madrid man should be in the running for the Golden Boot come season's end.

#4 Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)

If Man United can up its creativity, expect Lukaku to get a hatful of goals

Manchester United's record signing will be raring to go after a successful first season which was followed by a decent World Cup. Despite the hoopla about his poor first touch, the Belgian still managed to put away 27 goals and make 9 assists in his debut season as the Red Devils' new leading man following the injuries/subsequent departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

All this came despite playing in a very poor United side that struggled to create enough chances especially against the bigger teams in the Premier League and Europe. With Alexis Sanchez looking well rested as well as the addition of creativity in the form of Brazilian midfielder Fred, the Red Devils should be able to create more chances for their Belgian main man that they did last season.

With his strength, pace, eye for goal and all-around play, Lukaku will fancy himself to deliver another 20+ goal season and lead the charge for the Old Trafford side's first Premier League title since the Sir Alex Fergeuson era.

#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

Aubameyang will be a force to be reckoned with this season

Arsenal's season was already falling apart before the January transfer window came around as the team were already outside the top four with minimal hope for the title or making the top four.

The 28-year-old Gabonese international was brought in from Borussia Dortmund as an uplifting signing for the team following the acrimonious departure of Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United.

His presence lifted the team as his pace, finishing and generally, unselfish play gave the team a new attacking dimension. It is expected that this brilliance will become even more pronounced in his first full season in English football.

New manager Unai Emery is expected to give the Gabonese the perfect platform to wreak havoc. With Mesut Ozil and Henrik Mkhitaryan expected to play behind him and put balls to his feet, Aubameyang's pace, skill, and strength mean that he will be able to get into good goalscoring positions.

Already drawing favourable comparisons to Gunners legend Thierry Henry, his ability to drift to the left and still score/create many goals means Emery would be able to field Alexandre Lacazette alongside Aubameyang.

#2 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

The gunman, Aguero has the support cast others envy

The oldest player on the list and also the most experienced, it's easy to see why Aguero remains one of the best strikers in the Premier League.

The Argentine has been plundering goals for fun since he joined the Cityzens in 2012. The 2018/2019 season should be no different. Deadly in and around the box, with the close control, razor-sharp finishing and deadly runs that all world-class strikers possess, Aguero looks primed for another 20+ goals season.

While it's expected that Pep Guardiola will rotate his strike force/game time between the Argentine and Brazilian Gabriel Jesus, Aguero should still get enough games to plunder his fair share of goals.

This is because the creativity and inventive nature of the Manchester City midfield (and fullbacks) are still unmatched by any other team in the league.

With the addition of £60m man, Riyadh Mahrez, Aguero's supply line is now even better. This spells bad news for the rest of the league as it means that if he stays fit, he may well break his own personal record.

#1 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Kane remains the favourite to get the award

Harri-cane, as he is affectionately called, will carry the hopes of Spurs fans on his broad shoulders and based on what he has done so far, he is more than capable of delivering.

The favourite to win the Golden Boot (would be his third in his career) the captain of England would love to add another Premier League goalscorers award to the Golden Boot he won at the World Cup.

Injuries permitting, Kane is expected to start all of Spurs' matches in what could be an extremely testing season for the North London side. Yet to make a signing with 6 days to the close of the transfer window, Kane's importance to Mauricio Pochettino's plans cannot be overstated.

His lethal poaching, hold-up play, penalty taking and other attributes make him the best option for the hard running style Pochettino favours. Having been beaten to the award by Salah last season, the reward of personal glory should be an extra motivation for the man who scored 30 goals last season.