But while football fans around the country come to terms with the defeat, they can also start to look ahead to the return of the Premier League. Here, Sportsmail looks at each Premier League club's confirmed pre-season fixtures and the players with the biggest point to prove before the new campaign kicks off. Welbeck must use pre-season to prove that he can be relied upon to spearhead Graham Potter's attack. Will the Reds see the welcome return of the colossus centre-back that brought them Champions League and Premier League success or will his best days now be behind him? He played 30 Premier League games but on only two of those occasions did he complete 90 minutes.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2021 13:30 UTC