Tottenham and Manchester City hold the honour of getting the 2010/11 Premier League season up and running.
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Tottenham and Manchester City hold the honour of getting the 2010/11 Premier League season up and running.
The last campaign saw these two heavyweights slugging it out towards the top of the table and more of the same is expected this time around.
Spurs eventually pipped City to fourth spot and it is they who are currently preparing themselves for a shot at the UEFA Champions League.
It has, however, been a summer of mass transfer activity at Eastlands and Roberto Mancini is expected to have City in the title mix come May.
Worryingly for Spurs, as they look to burst out of the blocks, they have won only two of their last nine opening day fixtures.
On a more positive note, they have won 11 of their last 12 top flight encounters with City and the last six in a row at White Hart Lane.
That statistic will bother Mancini and the Italian will want to redress the balance on Saturday lunchtime.
One factor which could work in his favour is that he possesses a number of players who gave fared admirably against Tottenham in the past.
Ex-Arsenal men Emmanuel Adebayor and Patrick Vieria have enjoyed their meetings with Spurs over recent years, with both regularly finding the target against their former arch-rivals.
Pairing
The biggest dilemma facing Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp ahead of the game is who to pair in attack.
The Spurs boss is still looking to bolster his striking options, but already has Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Robbie Keane at his disposal.
Keane, fresh from making his 100th appearance for Republic of Ireland in midweek, has been in red-hot form throughout pre-season and will be determined to make his mark after being loaned out to Celtic last term.
Another man pushing for a starting berth is Gareth Bale, who is expected to shake off the bruised leg which forced him to miss Wales' clash with Luxembourg on Wednesday.
Jonathan Woodgate (groin) and Roman Pavlyuchenko (hamstring) remain sidelined and will play no part in the early stages of the season.
Debuts
City could hand Premier League debuts to their raft of summer arrivals.
Jerome Boateng, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Aleksandar Kolarov will all be looking to make a positive first impression.
Mancini must also chose whether to stick with the consistent Shay Given in goal or give England international Joe Hart his big chance between the sticks.
One player who definitely will not feature at White Hart Lane is Craig Bellamy, who has been left out of City's 25-man squad for the new season and appears destined to be heading for pastures new.
Surprisingly, Robinho has been included in the Blues' squad but the Brazilian in unlikely to make his return to action, following a loan spell at Santos, in North London.
Possible starting XIs
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Modric, Kranjcar, Keane, Defoe.
Man City: Given, Boateng, K Toure, Lescott, Kolarov, Johnson, Y Toure, De Jong, Silva, Tevez, Adebayor.
