Jorginho, Keita and Fred: How the Premier League new boys performed on debut

Find out who had a dream start and who looked like a waste of money on the opening weekend of the season

Jorginho - Chelsea. One appearance, one goal, one victory. A perfect start for the summer signing from Napoli who isn't known for his goalscoring prowess from his deep-lying midfield role. Matthew Lewis / Getty Images

Naby Keita - Liverpool. Regarded as the club's answer to now-retired Steven Gerrard, Keita had fans purring during his first start in the 4-0 win over West Ham. The £50m signing looked totally at home in Jurgen Klopp's side, doing the dirty work as well as playing a part in the action further up the field. On this form, Liverpool look set for a title challenge. AFP

Fred - Manchester United. The club's big-name transfer of the summer, the Brazilian made a winning start as United overcame Leicester City 2-1. It was a tidy introduction and expect to see the best of Fred once he links up with Nemanja Matic in the engine room. AFP

Lucas Digne - Everton. Second choice at Barcelona, he has started the season as second choice at Everton as Leighton Baines was picked at left-back for the 2-2 draw with Wolves. He came on for the final three minutes but will find Baines difficult to dislodge. Reuters

Lucas Torreira - Arsenal. The Uruguayan was given the hardest introduction to the Premier League possible as he stepped off the bench with 20 minutes left and with his side 2-0 down against Champions Manchester City. Showed some resolve and bite and happier days lie ahead. AFP

Sokratis - Arsenal. Like Torreira, his first task couldn't have been trickier. Started at the heart of the defence and came out of the match with his reputation still in tact unlike many who have been torn apart by rampant City. AFP

Felipe Anderson - West Ham. The club record buy from Lazio made his first Premier League start against Liverpool but was hauled off after 62 minutes having made little impact. AFP

Alisson - Liverpool. The world's second costliest goalkeeper kept a clean sheet on his Premier League debut and was rarely troubled by West Ham. He will be best judged come the end of the month. Getty Images

Raul Jimenez - Wolves. Most of the headlines from Wolves's 2-2 draw with Everton went to the away side's new signing Richarlison who scored twice in his first match since arriving in a big money move from Watford. But Mexican Jimenez, on a season long loan from Benfica, also made a big impact, netting a late equaliser. Wolves have an option to sign him for £30 million next summer and if he continues like this he'll be well worth it. Action Images via Reuters

Joao Moutinho - Wolves. A player of pedigree having won Euro 2016 with Portugal and the Europa League with Porto, he formed an effective midfield partnership with countryman Ruben Neves in the 2-2 draw with Everton having arrived from Monaco in the summer. “They are integrating,” said manager Nuno Espirito Santo. “We train the way we play, so they are always going to be together. We can hope that it gets even better because four weeks they have worked side by side, they still have things to improve." Getty Images

Jean Michael Seri - Fulham. Linked with a host of top clubs including Barcelona during the past six months, it was a surprise to see him end up at Craven Cottage from Nice. He played 82 minutes in the 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace and did enough to suggest he will be a popular and effective addition. AFP

Kepa Arrizabalaga - Chelsea. The world's most expensive goalkeeper only arrived in London from Athletic Bilbao a few days earlier but kept a clean sheet as Chelsea beat Huddersfield 3-0. Defender Antonio Rudiger was full of praise: ‘He tried to speak as much as he could. It was good, we have a good understanding and he is a quality player. Action Images via Reuters

Andriy Yarmolenko - West Ham. Wasn't the start he and his team-mates had hoped for with a 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool. The Ukrainian was left on the bench until the 67th minute by which time the game was over. AFP

So nobody did a Fabrizio Ravanelli and banged in a hat-trick (Middlesbrough v Liverpool, 1996) on their Premier League debut at the weekend, but there were a few impressive displays from the new boys.

Chelsea spent big and it already looks to be justified, while Liverpool appear to have found their long-term replacement for Steven Gerrard, and Wolves have also picked up a couple of tidy looking signings.

The opening day fanfare fell flat for West Ham United however, after they paid out on a host of hefty transfer fees only to be on the end of a 4-0 drubbing against Liverpool at Anfield.

It's early days, they'll be saying. And they're right.

Take a look through the slideshow above at how 13 key signings performed.

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