Coventry's £130m rebuild starts with 3-0 loss at Arsenal

Coventry City spent roughly £130m after promotion, breaking their transfer record four times — Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi the most expensive at £23.1m. All five summer signings started in a 3-0 opening defeat at champions Arsenal. After 25 years away from the top flight, Frank Lampard's rebuild faces Manchester City and Nottingham Forest next, with Opta rating their schedule the league's toughest.