Who are Arsenal’s challengers? Are Villa in real trouble? Who needs what before the transfer window closes?

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s football.This was the weekend when Arsenal started as they hope to go on, Liverpool grabbed a late, late, late draw at Newcastle, Ipswich and Hull City returned to the top flight in fine style and Manchester City and a short-haired Erling Haaland just squeaked past Bournemouth.Here we will ask if anyone can properly challenge Arsenal, whether we have underestimated how much trouble Aston Villa are in, and if the opening games of the season will change how clubs approach the last week of the transfer window.Opening weekend results

Friday

Arsenal 3 Coventry City 0

Saturday

Hull City 2 Manchester United 0