LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Although it may not be the biggest match of the weekend, one game is going to claim most of the headlines in the Premier League as Ruben Amorim makes his long-awaited debut as the new coach of Manchester United.
Amorim's debut is away to Ipswich Tow who stunned Tottenham away from home before the international break to claim its first win of the season.
United picked up after Erik ten Hag's sacking, with Ruud van Nistelrooy doing an impressive job as temporary coach, and Van Nostelrooy's work will put the former Sporting Lisbon boss even more under the spotlight.
There are questions over whether he will use a four or five-man defense, with wing-backs, and whether he can revitalize players, such as Marcos Rashford, whose careers have taken a nosedive under the former boss.
There is also going to be a lot of focus on the 'Blue' side of Manchester as Manchester City looks to end its four-game losing streak. The club's worst ever run under Pep Guardiola didn't stop the coach penning a new deal to end speculation over his future - indeed, it may even have speeded up a contract that ends the uncertainty that has been hanging over Guardiola since the start of the campaign.
City is at home to Tottenham, who is capable of some thrilling attacking football and also of making some defensive howlers. For all the talk of crisis at the club, Ange Postecoglou's men are only three points off the top-six and this game should be fun for the neutral.
Bournemout and Brighton play a south-coast derby, which also promises entertainment between two sides who like to take the game to their rivals, while Aston Villa, a team who was probably very happy to see the international break, should be favorites to end a three-match run without a win when they entertain a Crystal Palace side with just one win all campaign and who have to be considered one of the disappointments of the season.
League leaders Liverpool will visit bottom of the table Southampton, looking to consolidate their advantage, while there is a huge game at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal entertain Nottingham Forest.
Two defeats and two draws in its last four matches have seen Arsenal drop nine points behind Liverpool and although there is still a long way to go, if that gap goes into double figures, it will be hard to recover both in sporting terms and in confidence.
Martin Odegaard's return should help Arsenal, but it needs Declan Rice firing on all cylinders to overcome a rival that won at Anfield, but lost its last game to Newcastle United.
It could be a battle of the strikers as Fulham entertains Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Raul Jimenez impressing for the home side, and Matheus Cunha threatening to be the man who pulls Wolves out of the relegation zone.
Everton's takeover will be completed in the coming days, which would be good news for a club currently going nowhere, but it needs to maintain focus for a home game against Brentford, who has firepower in Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, but has a habit of leaking goals away from home.
The final game of the weekend is in St James' Park where Newcastle United has moved up to eighth and could expect more points against Julen Lopetegui's West Ham United.
West Ham has struggled to find a style of play under Lopetegui and has a habit of caving in under pressure - something Lopetegui can't afford if he wants to keep his job much longer. ■
