Premier League 2018-19: 4 reasons why this will be one of the best seasons

Managers set, transfers done, squads confirmed and rules set. The Premier League new season began with Manchester United kicking off at the King Power Stadium against Leicester City.

The English Premier League is considered by many as the best league in the world purely on entertainment value because of the thin margin of differences between the clubs, the star players and managers as well as the financial power of the clubs.

The reason why it is called the best league was evident when Manchester City won the league title breaking numerous records, Liverpool reached the Champions League final playing attractive football throughout, Burnley finished just below Arsenal and regular Premier League clubs like Stoke City and West Brom got relegated.

Such is the demand that a fifth-place finish just one year after winning the title got a manager sacked in spite of him winning the FA Cup at the end of the season. With the growth in success of the English clubs, the entertainment level is only expected to increase with each passing season.

Here are 4 reasons why this season is going to be one of the best seasons of the English Premier League:

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#1 Managers

Last season we saw two of the world's best managers battle it out for the top position. It is a close call to decide who among Pep Guardiola and Mourinho is the best but while one finished as the Premier League winners the other managed a second.

The likes of Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp also impressed at the helm taking the fight to the top two and making their team play attractive football, setting a benchmark for other managers.

This season in addition to these managers keeping their positions has also seen the arrival of other top class managers in the form of Maurizio Sarri, Unai Emery and Marco Silva, who are all known for their highly entertaining style of play.

With these high profile and experienced managers at the helm of the biggest clubs in the league, the battle for the top 4 is going to heat up.

#2 Players

Naby Keita is one of the new addition

While the mangers battle it out to prove their tactical superiority, the battle for the top scorer in the league also expected to be a very close affair.

Last season, it was between Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane for the top two with Sergio Aguero missing a good part of the season through injury, yet scoring 21 goals from 25 games.

While Aguero and Kane have already established themselves as regular top scorers, it might just be the beginning of Salah, with the likes of Lukaku and Aubameyang equally capable of finishing at the top. Alvaro Morata might be just another candidate who can leave his last season's form aside and stand up to his expectations.

There will be no lack of creativity in the midfield with the signings of Jorginho, Jean Michael Seri, Jao Moutinho, Fred, Naby Keita and Fabinho in addition to the already established players like Eden Hazard, Christian Eriksen, Kevin De Bruyne, Mesut Ozil, David Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Paul Pogba to name a few.

While Eden Hazard can have his best season after his confidence-boosting and exceptional World Cup campaign, the likes of Wilfred Zaha, Richarlison, Leroy Sane and Marcus Rashford can have a breakthrough season.

#3 Unpredictability

The Wolves can be unpredictable this season

The last edition saw the sheer dominance Manchester City exerted in the league. While they came in the top of their title rivals, the smaller clubs were no match for them.

But this season, in addition to the league's biggest clubs strengthening their squads, the transfer window saw the smaller clubs competing in the market equally. The likes of Everton, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers had the best transfer window among all the Premier League Clubs.

While Everton can close the gap to the top four, Burnley and Crystal Palace have already shown last season that they were no pushovers with the former having qualified for European playoffs.

Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town displayed how hard they can fight for survival with the latter's draw against Chelsea securing their league stay.

As such, it will be extremely difficult to predict the winners, let alone the scoreline when the top teams meet the lower clubs in the Premier League, with the battle for the top 4 as well as for relegation may go down to the wire.

#4 Benchmarks Set

Manchester City broke many records

In the Premier League 2017-18, Mohamed Salah broke the record of most goals scored in a 38-game Premier League campaign in what was only his first season for the club.

Manchester City broke a few when they won the league by a record 19 points, became the earliest winners with the most number of points and scored the most number of goals.

The World Cup in Russia is considered as one of the best in terms of entertainment with a lot of Premier League stars providing stellar performances adding to the excitement of the English fans.

Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku's heroics for Belgium, Harry Kane winning the golden boot and the breakthrough performances of Harry Maguire and Kieran Trippier for England, along with Everton's new signing Yeri Mina's devastating headers and Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante's control at the midfield for France were the highlights of one of the most successful World Cup tournaments, and when they return to action in the Premier League, they will surely be high on confidence.

All these managerial changes, exceptional signings, records being shattered and the quality of individual performances set the benchmark and laid the foundation to what might be one of the best seasons in the English Premier League.