The first weekend of the season is always difficult to predict for a variety of reasons and with Manchester United I really don’t know what to expect. I’m not going to give them credit for a win just because they’re Manchester United and they’ve had some great teams in the past, let’s put it that way.

A good performance saw them win the FA Cup final against Manchester City, but they finished eighth in the Premier League and their manager Erik ten Hag will be under pressure from the start.

I remember their start to last season when they beat Wolves in their first game but were not very convincing. This time, for Ten Hag, it is not just the results that are really important, but also the performances.

Fulham sold Joao Palhinha to Bayern Munich in the summer and players such as Tosin Adarabioyo, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Willian and Tim Ream have also left the club.

They had a pretty good season last time and although their results dipped in the final months of the season, they won at Old Trafford in February.

I can see them achieving something this time around too. I can only base these predictions on what I see and I haven’t seen enough good performances from United under Ten Hag to have any confidence in them doing well.

Ten Hag has made some new signings but will be without injured striker Rasmus Hojlund in attack and will need to show that they can control this type of game at home.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1

Liam’s prediction: I’m leaving and it will be nice to be back and hear everyone singing. It’s a big blow to be without Hojlund, who really found his form at the end of last season and seems so fearless. I still think we’ll win and I don’t really care how – getting three points is the most important thing. 2-0

Liam about Ten Hag: I really like him and am happy he has stayed. I would like to think that the owners who held on to Ten Hag over the summer will take into account the injuries we have and give him some time, even if the results are not great at first.