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This week Transfermarkt published the latest market value update for the Premier League and while it may have only been an interim update for the English top-flight it still made some profound changes to the division. No less than €240 million was added to the overall value of the league, with the combined squad value of each team in the division now amounting to a staggering €11.1 billion. In no uncertain terms, the Premier League is the most valuable league in world football and now leading by a comfortable margin. 

It’s no secret that Marcus Rashford has failed to replicate his performance levels from last season. The 26-year-old has struggled for form and his attitude has been routinely questioned by fans and critics alike, with Manchester United underperforming in their second season under Erik ten Hag. 

Supporters in England are renowned for their loyalty with various clubs outside of the top-flight regularly pulling in crowds in excess of 20,000. The Premier League is undoubtedly the most popular league on the planet as it’s broadcast around the world while supporters fill grounds up and down the country. During the international break, Transfermarkt has analysed the numbers to compile a list of the top 50 clubs with the highest average attendances in England during the 2023/24 season so far - you can view the gallery below. Manchester United remain the best supported club in the country with an average of 73,532 fans in attendance at Old Trafford on match days this season with West Ham ranking second, as they now boast the highest average of the London clubs (62,433). 

The international break is over with club sides returning to action during a thrilling weekend of action across Europe. During March, Transfermarkt released their intermediary market value updates in leagues across the world, including the top five leagues. 

The spoils were shared in the gigantic English Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s tactical plan to nullify City’s attacking threat was successfully implemented by his players with the Spaniard becoming the only manager to go unbeaten against Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp in a Premier League season. It’s a three-horse race for the title between Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool with Klopp’s men the biggest winners of the weekend after they beat Brighton to move two points clear of the Gunners at the league summit. While Arsenal’s title credentials were boosted on Sunday as they displayed a resilience and mentality that they lacked last season, City’s record against the traditional “big six” received criticism.

It’s getting to crunch time in the Premier League, With just eight games left for most teams, there is still plenty to play for at both ends of the table. As we enter the run-in for this season’s enthralling title race betweenLiverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City, and the nervy relegation battle with a number of teams still unsafe, every point now matters more than ever. And with the new laws introduced this campaign for lengthier stoppage times to combat time wasting, teams need to stay concentrated for almost 100 minutes or more most weeks. 

The 2023/24 season is edging closer towards its conclusion and as such many of English football’s biggest clubs are already making plans for the summer transfer window. Over the course of his current campaign, Premier League clubs spent a combined €2.93 billion on new players and there’s little to suggest that we won’t see more of the same next season. Especially if some of the most recent reporting is to be believed. One such transfer story that is likely to develop into a saga revolves around the future of young Juventus defender Dean Huijsen. Born in Amsterdam but having grown up in Spain, the young talent is now making a name for himself after coming through the Juventus youth academy and moving out on loan to Roma this season. Reports in England suggest that both Liverpool and Newcastle are keeping tabs on the 18-year-old talent and could look to make a move in the summer. So who is Huijsen and how good is he?

Liverpool’s hopes of handing Jürgen Klopp a European trophy in his final season at the club will face a number of daunting challenges as they make their way through the latter stages of the Europa League. Giants of the European game potentially await the Anfield side on their way to a potential final in the form of AC Milan, Roma, Benfica and Leverkusen. But one major hurdle stands before all of them in the form of Atalanta. Who, in many ways, have emerged as one of Italian and European football’s smartest clubs in recent years. 

Liverpool are the most decorated club in English history with six European Cups to their name. The Anfield club have also won 19 league titles and they are in contention to tie with Manchester United on 20 this season with Jürgen Klopp aiming for the dream send-off. The German famously ended a 30-year drought by winning the Premier League in 2020. Since the formation of the English Premier League in 1992, Liverpool have amassed the third most points in the competition with 2,247. The Reds have consistently been one of the top performing sides - especially during Klopp’s near nine-year tenure - but they’ve faced some famous foes over the last two decades. Of clubs that’ve had more than ten meetings against Liverpool in the history of the Premier League, Manchester United have the best record and one of their former strikers has scored the most goals against the Reds in the competition. We’ve crunched the numbers and analysed the most feared players of Liverpool in the Premier League. 

Jürgen Klopp’s goodbye tour from Liverpool has recently hit several roadblocks. First, there was the 0-3 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League and then a 0-1 loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League. While Liverpool remain in the race to win the league title, the chances of winning the Europa League are now at best minimal. But Liverpool fans don’t have to look too far into the past to find a glimmer of hope.