Salah's hat-trick, Eriksen's return and Maguire's disasters... the best moments from the 2021-2022 Premier League season

Well, no need to preface because the title tells you everything.

So let's get started!

The return of the prodigal son

We don't know if we can count the transfer market from within the season or not, but if that was possible, Ronaldo's return to Manchester United would have topped it, of course.

The return of the Portuguese was not just an emotional story that fans usually love, but its value increased because he came at the end of a busy summer for the Devils, in which they spent more than 140 million euros on Sancho and Varane and of course the prodigal son who returned after he was just around the corner from joining the City rival.

Welcome 𝗵 𝗵 𝗺, @Cristiano 🔴#MUFC |

#Ronaldo

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 27, 2021

After nearly a year, almost everyone had disappointed the high hopes of the big transfer window, with the exception of Ronaldo, of course;

The man who participated in 21 league goals, and 6 others in the Champions League had the biggest role in keeping Solskjaer's head longer than necessary.

The return of the Prodigal Son is accompanied by the return of the ever-renewing myth about the ability of stars to make profits from the sales of their shirts equivalent to the sums paid to contract them, 15 million euros for Juventus in this case.

This forced Dr. Dan Plumley, Professor of Sports Economics at the University of Sheffield, to confirm - for the millionth time - that the 32.5 million pounds that fans spent to get the Portuguese shirt in the first 12 hours of its sale, and set a new record in the history of the Premier League, will go to the shirt maker “Adidas.” who signed a 10-year contract with the club in 2014 for 750 million pounds, but it was exciting to see Ronaldo throwing the dust of these rumors again in the transfer market.

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Crystal Palace gesture

We're still in the transfer market, and this time the shot came from Crystal Palace who decided to invite Mrs. Nan Pam, the club's oldest living fan, to the official presentation of the new team's shirt.

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The 101-year-old Englishwoman received her birthday cake on the green lawn of Selhurst Park, the team's home ground, and is pictured in the official shirt presentation.

It's time.

Introducing the 2021/22 home kit 𝐟 after.

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Pre-order now 👉 https://t.co/Piz0kwJMDf#CPFC |

@pumafootball pic.twitter.com/HRWoAbu7jj

— Crystal Palace FC (@CPFC) August 3, 2021

Pogba.. Paul Pogba

After participating in Manchester United's wide win over Newcastle by four in September, Pogba took to the "Parklife" festival in Manchester to appear on the stage with singer "Burna Boy".

Someone shared the video on Twitter, tweeting: "Someone check on Graham Souness."

Someone check on Souness https://t.co/d94lhfbnn3

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 11, 2021

The former English coach and player, and now a BBC analyst, was always critical of Pogba for his haircuts and his exaggerated interest in promoting himself and his brand, at the expense of his original job as a professional footballer, according to Souness at least.

Of course Pogba doesn't care.

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The return of the Egyptian king

The Egyptian king sends Manchester United fans to their homes between the two halves of the confrontation that brought their team together, Liverpool, in the Theater of Dreams.

Let's first agree that the phrase is incredibly attractive.

Manchester United fans leaving Old Trafford at the half 😮 pic.twitter.com/ETWe7r9ObO

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 24, 2021

Well, let's go to another phrase;

In the first round of the Premier League, Salah scored 15 goals and assisted 9 others in 18 matches, meaning that Salah was participating with more than one goal in one match, in particular;

1.3 goal.

Mohamed Salah's goal against Watford was uttered.twitter.com/ShaJmewS2

— GOAL (@goal) October 16, 2021

Salah started the season in the best way, and reproduced himself, then came the frustration of the Nations Cup final and the play-off match in qualifying for the World Cup to affect his performance in the remainder of the season, but despite this, this season remains one of Salah's greatest individual seasons in his career.

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Poetry in motion 🪄@MoSalah's stunning solo effort against Manchester City is the @PremierLeague Goal of the Month 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qiEGKyymd3

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 12, 2021

Let the sevens begin

On the 23rd of October, Chelsea took the top of the Premier League with a resounding victory that crushed Norwich with seven clean goals.

The party started early through Mount in the eighth minute, and he ensured its conclusion in the ninety-first minute, and between this and that a goal by Hudson-Odoi and full-backs James, Chilwell and Mount himself through a penalty kick, in addition to Max Aarons' own goal.

Two months later, in December, Manchester City returned the ball to Leeds with the same result, topping the Premier League in turn.

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January transfers.. Coaches transfers

The first dismissal was for Watford coach Jesco Muñoz, who brought them out of the Champions League, after only seven rounds, to be replaced by veteran Claudio Ranieri.

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The second dismissal was the share of Steve Bruce after the completion of the Saudi acquisition of Newcastle United, and Eddie Howe came in his place, to make Bruce one of the most difficult and sad statements in the history of the competition.

"I think it might be my last job. It was so hard; being unwanted, feeling like people around you wanted and expected your failure, and said you were worthless and worthless, that you were nothing more than a waste of space, a cabbage without any Remarkable tactical proficiency or knowledge.

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Perhaps the only consolation for Bruce was that for the first time in Premier League history six managers - almost a third of the total - were sacked in the less than two months between October 3 and November 21.

• October 3 - Jesco Muñoz is sacked and Claudio Ranieri is appointed - Watford.

• October 20 - Steve Bruce is fired and Eddie Howe is appointed - Newcastle.

• November 1 - Nuno Santo sacked and Antonio Conte appointed - Tottenham Hotspur.

• November 6 - Daniel Farke is fired and Dean Smith is appointed - Norwich.

• November 7 - Dean Smith sacked, Steven Gerrard appointed - Aston Villa.

• November 21 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked, Ralf Ranik appointed - Manchester United.

return from death

Since he suffered a heart attack during his country's match, Denmark, against Finland in Euro 2020, or Euro 2021 rather, Christian Eriksen, one of the best playmakers in the modern Premier League era, did not play a single official match, until he signed for the newly promoted Brentford from the Champions, in one One of the best comeback stories he has produced this season.

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✍ Welcome to Brentford, @ChrisEriksen8 👊#BrentfordFC 🐝 #EriksenJoins pic.twitter.com/O8h5WbdUZ2

— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) January 31, 2022

Then, in March 2022, during the Norwich-Brentford match, a strange incident occurred between the loaned Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams and Eriksen, reminding us once again the story of the inspiring return of the Dane.

Brandon Williams on THAT hug with Christian Eriksen ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ongkbkq3dA

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) March 10, 2022

As for my enemies, I can handle them

We don't think we need to set the stage for what Maguire has done this season.

This section sums it up.

Lukaku loses his touch

On February 21, 2022, Sky Sports Network published a report on the best and worst Premier League statistics until then, including an unprecedented negative record for its owner Romelu Lukaku, one of the most expensive deals in the history of the competition, if not the most expensive ever.

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Just two days earlier, Lukaku was the first player to touch the ball just seven times after playing a full match since touch statistics first became available in the 2003-04 season.

Lukaku only completed 4 passes in the match that ended with a clean goal for the Blues at Selhurst Park.

Romelu Lukaku broke the record for the fewest touches in a single Premier League game (7) for a player who has played the full 90 minutes since this data became available in 2003/04 😳

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 20, 2022

Mister West Ham

Born in Canning Town, east London, Mark James Noble joined West Ham in 2004. After loaning out at Hull City and Ipswich Town, Noble returned to West Ham at the end of 2006.

After that, Noble played for West Ham 472 games as the team's most participating player in the Premier League era, and decided to retire before the end of the season and was honored in Manchester City's last game for the Hammers at their home in the season.

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In total, Noble participated in the Hammers shirt in 548 games, scoring 62 goals and making 61 other assists from his position in the midfield;

end of an era.

Mark Noble is going to enjoy West Ham vs.

Man City on the opening day of the season 😂 pic.twitter.com/OpTtBtGbOj

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 16, 2022

Noble did not fail to make a final scathing statement of his happiness that he will be lying on the beach watching the team's games next season, while Craig Dawson, his teammate, is forced to defend against Erling Haaland.

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