Smith, who has spent three years at the club, had brought them back to the top flight via the Championship play-offs during his first season in charge.
Recall that Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on August 23 to win the 2019/20 Champions League. Man United are looking forward to playing in Europe top-flight tournament once again, after a season in the Europa League.
Ndidi joined the exclusive list of Nigerian players who have featured in 100 games in the English top flight by playing from start to finish for Leicester City against the Seagulls.
Lacazette was second top scorer in Ligue 1 - the French top flight - last season with 28 goals. He has scored 129 goals in 275 matches in all competitions since breaking into the first team in the 2009-10 campaign.
The Spain Under-21 star got 11 goals and four assists in 40 games for Celta last season - including a brace in a 2-1 victory over LaLiga champions Barcelona on the final day of theseason, which secured the club's survival in Spain's top flight
Ancelotti's team beat Mallorca 1-0 in the league last weekend to make it four straight successes in Spain's top flight, before navigating their way past Man City in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) In the 2018-2019 season, Van Dijk played in all of Liverpool's 38 Premier League games. The Dutch defender averaged 1.0 tackles, 1.1 interceptions, 1.1 offsides and an amazing 5.2 clearances per game.
However, they fell to a 2-1 defeat, no thanks to a stoppage-time that shattered the hopes of the home crowd. Santos came so close to safety, and being a lone point short doomed them to second-division football for the next season.
Following the conclusion of the UEFA Champions League match-day three on Wednesday night, below are the highest goal scorers chasing the golden boot in the Europe top-flight competition.
Ilkay Gundogan then blasted home a free-kick to put the result beyond doubt. - Record-breakers - City broke a host of Premier League records in romping to the title last season, becoming the first team in English top-flight history to reach