(1:52)Open Extended ReactionsSquads are taking shape fast ahead of the Premier League curtain being raised in nine days' time, when Liverpool host Bournemouth at Anfield. - From Real Madrid to Man United, have last season's issues been fixed? Here are my thoughts on each Premier League club ahead of the new season. They need top scorer Joël Piroe (19 league goals last season) and speedy Daniel James to prosper and give them the firepower to win enough games. The defense improved markedly, but they have lost two key players in Cunha (to Man United) and Ait-Nouri (to Man City) -- a real concern in such a powerful division.