Three exciting Premier League matches to be overshadowed by Cristiano Ronaldo's second Man Utd debut
Cristiano Ronaldo - one of the most celebrated stars in sports today - will make an eagerly-anticipated second debut at Manchester United. Ronaldo's return has already pushed all other Premier League fixtures to the margins.
The 36-year-old superstar should play his first match under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when the Red Devils and Newcastle United square off at Old Trafford on Saturday.
But before Ronaldo gets the opportunity to kick on his second stint at United, Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to reach a flattering milestone in an all-London showdown against Crystal Palace.
Under-fire Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will also be under the spotlight, but for all wrong reasons, as the Gunners meet fellow relegation strugglers Norwich City at the Emirates.
Last but not least, Leicester City and Manchester City will trade tackles in arguably the most exciting encounter on Saturday's Premier League football schedule.
Let's take a look at the three most intriguing Premier League matches that will be overshadowed by Ronaldo's blockbuster return to England's top-flight.
Harry Kane to lead Tottenham to historic success
Nuno Espirito Santo's Tottenham side welcomed September's international break as the only club in the Premier League to have won all three league fixtures this season.
Spurs edged past reigning holders Manchester City, Nuno's former employers Wolverhampton and promoted Watford by the same 1-0 scoreline to come on the cusp of making history.
If they beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and keep a clean sheet in the process, Tottenham will become the fifth team in the Premier League history to open a new top-flight season with five straight victories without conceding.
After scoring just once per game across their inaugural three league outings this season, Spurs will need their headline performer Harry Kane to step up.
The 28-year-old, who returned to Tottenham training late in the summer after heavy links with a move to Man City, has yet to open his Premier League account this term.
Yet, the coveted striker was nothing short of outstanding for England during the international break, finding the net in all three of the Three Lions' World Cup qualifiers.
Kane enjoys facing Palace, as he has been on the scoresheet in each of his last three Premier League matches against cross-town rivals, including a second-half brace in a 4-1 home thumping back in March.
Meanwhile, Patrick Vieira's men have drawn a blank in two of their three top-flight London derbies this season and have yet to pick up a victory.
As a result, Tottenham must be confident of making history at Selhurst Park by stretching their unbeaten league streak against this opposition to 13 games.
'Do or die' for Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta's reign at Arsenal could be drawing to a close following the Gunners' thoroughly disappointing start to their new Premier League campaign.
Desperate to bounce back following back-to-back eighth-place finishes, the London heavyweights splashed out heavy figures in the summer to strengthen their squad.
However, a run of three consecutive league losses by an aggregate score of 9-0 has clipped Arsenal's wings early in the season, throwing Arteta's future in the capital into a corridor of doubt.
Widespread whispers about Arsene Wenger's potential return to north London could gain momentum if the Gunners fail to beat sub-par Norwich City on Saturday.
For the first time since the inaugural Premier League season in 1992, Arsenal will start the day bottom of the standings, last doing so in August 1992.
Luckily for Arteta, one of the leading relegation candidates are due to arrive at the Emirates this weekend, potentially throwing the Spaniard a lifeline in north London.
Just like Arsenal, Norwich have lost all three Premier League outings this term, though they've at least troubled the scoreboard, courtesy of Teemu Pukki's penalty in a 2-1 home loss to Leicester City last time out.
However, a trip to the capital brings back some painful memories, as the Canaries are winless in their last 23 top-flight fixtures held in London (D6, L17) since outscoring Tottenham 2-1 in April 2012.
There is no margin for error here. Arteta can ill-afford to drop a single point against Norfolk minnows if he is to retain his job.
Jamie Vardy to break Leicester's home duck against Manchester City
Despite putting Manchester City to the sword at the Etihad last season and overcoming them in the Community Shield showpiece in August, Leicester have recently struggled at home against one of the most expensive oppositions in football today.
The Foxes put five goals past Ederson Moraes in their first-half-of-the-season encounter against City at the Emirates, inflicting the heaviest home league defeat on the Cityzens under Pep Guardiola.
But Brendan Rodgers' side have lost both previous Premier League clashes against the current titleholders at the King Power Stadium without reply.
Since Marc Albrighton and Ricardo Pereira helped Leicester come from behind to seal a 2-1 victory at home in December 2018, the hosts have failed to penetrate City's defence at the King Power.
Rodgers will turn to his talisman Jamie Vardy to break his team's 180-minute goal drought in home top-flight H2Hs on Saturday.
The 34-year-old striker has enjoyed a promising start to the season, netting twice in his three Premier League appearances so far.
Additionally, Vardy has netted eight top-flight goals against City since Guardiola's arrival at the helm, which is more than any other player has managed against the sides coached by the Spaniard.