The top Premier League clubs have already been busy making signings ahead of the new season, but every single one of them has a key issue they must hope goes their way in order to contend for the title.
ARSENAL: Some creativity must be found in midfield
It seems rather curious to say that Arsenal, for so long the side most derided as a team full of lightweight yet aesthetically pleasing tippy-tappers, could really do with a creative presence in central midfield.
For a while, Santi Cazorla seemed to have cracked the problem, but since his significant ankle injury last October, Arsenal have lacked someone who can feed the more dynamic attacking talents ahead of him.