It's Matchday 3 in the Premier League, and the action continues.
Five teams are perfect through the first two rounds of play and four of them will feature in two matches this week — the surprising Crystal Palace and Everton square off Saturday while Arsenal and Liverpool meet Monday in a true clash of Premier League giants.
Elsewhere, the likes of West Brom, Fulham, Southampton, West Ham, Burnley and Manchester United search for their first win of the 2020-21 season.
Here are five things to watch this weekend.
Bounce back for Man Utd?
Expectations at Old Trafford are — as usual — very high, especially after two successive seasons of improvement under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After finishing in third place last season, United looks to take another step forward in order to regain its spot as the undisputed king of the Premier League.
On Matchday 2 (United's first game), United fell flat in a 3-1 loss to Palace. It was not the kind of performance the Red Devils had hoped for, but the season is long and opportunities are plentiful.
A midweek Carabao Cup victory over Luton Town may have been just what the doctor ordered for Solskjaer's men, who face Brighton on Saturday needing a win to get their league campaign on track.
Three in a row for Everton?
When Carlo Ancelotti took over as Everton boss midway through the 2019-20 season, the club only lost one of its first nine games with the 61-year-old in charge. The Toffees eventually fell back to Earth, but the potential of success under the legendary manager was clear to see.
This season is Ancelotti's first full campaign with the club, and Everton's start couldn't have been better. The Toffees stunned Tottenham 1-0 on Matchday 1 before dropping five goals on West Brom the following week, and they added a three-goal Carabao Cup victory on Sept. 16 in for good measure.
On Saturday, Everton travels to London to face Palace in search of its first three-game Premier League winning streak under Ancelotti, although the Eagles have also opened the season with a pair of wins and will provide a stiff test.
Gareth Bale's return
It's been a rollercoaster first two weeks of the season for Tottenham Hotspur, with the club dropping its opener to Everton before destroying Southampton behind dominant attacking displays from Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.
Yet despite the up-and-down results, the biggest talking point of the early season has been the arrival of Gareth Bale on a year-long loan from Real Madrid. Bale made his name at White Hart Lane before moving to La Liga, and now he returns to North London a highly-decorated, experienced player.
The 31-year-old is expected to help lead Spurs back into the Premier League's top four, and his move to Tottenham has vaulted the club into the spotlight ahead of an expected debut at the year-old Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Will Bale be the saviour for Spurs? Only time will tell, but he'll begin his journey this week.
Is Leicester for real?
Heading into Matchday 3 on top of the Premier League table, Leicester City has two high-scoring victories to its credit already. The Foxes opened the campaign with a 3-0 shellacking of West Brom and followed that up with a 4-2 win over Burnley, giving them a rather generous +5 goal differential after just two games.
As impressive as they were, wins against West Brom and Burnley aren't the hardest to come by for the better teams in the league, and Leicester's first test against a true title contender comes Sunday at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's men will not allow the Foxes to control the ball the way they did in their opening two matches, when Leicester enjoyed over 60 percent of the possession each game. For the first time in the young campaign, Leicester will be forced to chase the game rather than control it.
How the Foxes fare under such conditions could answer many questions about their legitimacy as a top team in the Premier League.
Arsenal's first big test
Another side that has enjoyed a hot start is Arsenal, as the North London club recorded back-to-back victories over the first two matchdays. The Gunners have played well outside the league as well — Arsenal claimed the Community Shield and advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup — giving a sense that perhaps they are finally turning a corner after a rough couple of seasons.
On Monday, Arsenal heads into its biggest test of the young season when it travels to Anfield to meet defending Premier League champion Liverpool in a match that could be a gauge for the Gunners' progress thus far. It was Liverpool that Arsenal defeated on penalties to claim the Community Shield in late August, but a glorified exhibition match isn't the same as a league fixture with three points on the line.
If Arsenal puts in a good performance against Liverpool on Monday, then perhaps the early plaudits given to Mikel Arteta's side may actually be worth listening to.