The Premier League announced its return in spirited fashion last weekend with plenty of goals, upsets and drama in what was essentially a rousing celebration welcoming fans back in the stadiums.
Judging from the opening encounters, it promises to be an entertaining season.
A total of 34 goals were scored, the highest for the opening round since the 2003-04 campaign and there were no draws, so the league table has a satisfactory symmetry to it with 10 teams on three points and the other 10 on none.
The season could not have got off to a better start with a near-capacity crowd of 17,000 cramming into the Community Stadium to witness underdogs Brentford upset a nervous Arsenal.
It was wonderful to witness the sheer joy of a small club finally having its day in the sun and at the final whistle hear supporters gleefully singing "We're top of the League!" And they were… for 18 hours anyway.
If the Bees were buzzing so were the Hornets of Watford who rallied to sting Aston Villa 3-2 in a thriller at Vicarage Road with new manager Xisco Munoz calling the Watford fans "amazing."
Possibly an even bigger shock than Brentford's success was Tottenham's win over defending champions Manchester City.
For the first 15 minutes, City looked like they would overwhelm Spurs, but once things settled down the hosts deserved their victory secured by a terrific strike from Son Heung-Min.
The Tottenham fans were naturally in good voice, singing near the end "Are you watching Harry Kane?"
Although City stumbled with the whole team including Jack Grealish fairly subdued, it will be remembered that they didn't get off to a great start last season and still won the league at a canter.
There were ominous signs from the other powerhouses as Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all chalked up comfortable victories.
The biggest crowd of the day was at Old Trafford where 72,732 fans enjoyed an impressive 5-1 pounding of a rather disappointing Leeds United.
Although Bruno Fernandez rightly grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick, the outstanding player was Paul Pogba who was involved in four of the goals and more importantly looked like he was enjoying it.
If manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can keep Pogba in that frame of mind all season, United are going to be in contention.
"You've got to say well done to everyone," said a delighted Solskjaer.
There is no question that having fans back has been a big boost for all the players.
After scoring Everton's third goal in their 3-1 defeat of Southampton, striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin said: "It was a great feeling to score with fans back in the stadium. I feel like a kid again."
The most entertaining match of the weekend was arguably at St James' Park where Newcastle enjoyed flashes of early promise from Callum Wilson and the always entertaining Allan Saint-Maximim, but eventually succumbed to West Ham 4-2.
Michail Antonio was once again an inspiration for the Hammers.
"If we keep playing like that, I don't need to sign anyone else," proclaimed West Ham manager David Moyes.
The Hammers fans were certainly happy although their chant of "We're going to win the league" was possibly a trifle optimistic.
Contributing to the success of last weekend was the generally high standard of officiating with minimal slip-ups.
Even more important was the less rigid application of VAR which allowed the games to flow.
It looks like off-side being decided by the length of a fingernail or the size of a nose could be over, along with soft penalties being awarded when players go down rolling in agony at the slightest touch.
It is important that VAR keeps up this much more tuned-in approach to the game.
Although the teams have only played one game, there are already some managers under pressure.
Topping the list is Mikel Arteta following Arsenal's insipid display against Brentford. He admitted he was "extremely disappointed" with the performance.
Arteta was already feeling the heat following last season's eighth place, meaning Arsenal failed to qualify for Europe for the first time in 25 years.
But his immediate task is to rally his troops for tomorrow's big match at home against Chelsea who will have Romelu Lukaku determined to make an early impression.
If the second week is half as entertaining as the first there should be no complaints.