The Premier League has returned with the familiar attraction, and does not take much time for the rookie this summer to make a mark. Here are the 5 most prominent rookies round 1 of the English Premier League 2025/26, including names like Matheus Cunha, Tijjani Reijnders or Mohamed Kudus.
Man City has proven to anyone who doubts how dangerous their championship candidates are. In the opening match, a refreshing collective crushed Wolves 4-0 to occupy the top of the Premier League.
Rayan Ait-Touri played well, Rayan Cherki came on the bench and recorded a super product, but the best player was definitely Tijjani Reijnders. The Dutch midfielder appeared throughout the yard, giving Pep Guardiola a new weapon. He scored a beautiful goal, creating Erling Haaland to score the second goal, constantly stretching the Wolves defense with smart moves and at the right time. Reijnders brought to the Man City fans for great excitement.
Liverpool won all 3 points in the opening match against Bournemouth thanks to two late goals, but the performance of the defending champion was not necessarily smooth. Left -back Milos Kerkez had difficulty reuniting the old team, and Jeremie Frimpong revealed many defense restrictions on the right.
However, the new striker Hugo Ekitike has become a continuous threat, contributing a goal and an assist right in the Premier League debut. His goal was somewhat lucky when the ball popped out from the defender, but the ability to coordinate and associate with his teammates was a very positive point. In this refreshing attack, Ekitike has the potential to score a lot of goals for Liverpool.
Sunderland surprised when defeating West Ham 3-0 on the opening day with the squad with 8 main rookies. Habib Diarra and Granit Xhaka played excellent in midfield, but the most prominent is Reinildo, the defender just from Atletico Madrid in the free form.
He is like a steel wall in the defense, with experience and calmness to help resolve the attack of West Ham. According to OPTA statistics, the Mozambique player reached a 100%dispute, with 4 phases of breaking, 2 cutting balls, and touching the ball most Sunderland with 63 times. An exemplary performance.
Coach Thomas Frank had the perfect debut with Tottenham when the London team defeated rookie Burnley 3-0 at home. In particular, Mohammed Kudus is the greatest contributor.
The Ghana star has two assists from extremely uncomfortable crosses, and often retreats to support defense. He is a continuous threat that makes the opponent's defense miserable, and will definitely bring many booming moments for Spurs fans in the whole season.
It can be strange to choose a striker without scoring, not creating and still belonging to the loss team. But the rookie Matheus Cunha of Man United is really the best player on the pitch in the defeat of Arsenal 0-1 at Old Trafford. Along with Bryan Mbeumo also played impressively, CuHa constantly created glowing moments and he just lacked a little luck to score.
The process of escaping from Ben White right in the middle of the yard with an artistic heel is a world -class, and another solo ball almost becomes the best goal in the season. The result of the opening of the Red Devils, but the presence of this Brazilian star certainly brought many hope.
