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Sean SwabyFeb 12, 2016

All eyes turn to Sunday's Premier League actionand for good reason. 

First-place Leicester City visit the Emirates for a lunchtime showdown with third-place Arsenal, while only hours later, fourth-place Manchester City play host to second-place Tottenham Hotspur. 

Most of the attention is on Leicester City's Cinderella run to the top of the Premier League, and they can reaffirm their favourite status with a big win in north London. 

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The Star teases the clash as "Squeaky Gun Time," as Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri says the pressure's all on their title rivals. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal also claims the club could still ax him:

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Saturday's Daily Star back page:
Squeaky Gun time#lcfc #afc pic.twitter.com/wZdt9SNUPQ

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 12, 2016"

In the Mirror, Van Gaal says he would feel betrayed if the club decided to sack him:

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Saturday's Daily Mirror back page:
Stabbed in the back#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #mufc pic.twitter.com/gLl16Xdd3O

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 12, 2016"

The Daily Telegraph dubs the behemoth clash at the Emirates the "Moment Of Truth":

The Times calls it a battle of "Finance vs. Romance":

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Saturday's Times Sport:
Finance v romance#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #lcfc #afc pic.twitter.com/WpUulctNxD

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 12, 2016"

The Daily Mail has Arsene Wenger taunting Leicester City's title challenge along with an exclusive interview between former Liverpool players Jamie Carragher and Luis Suarez:

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Saturday's Daily Mail back page:
Don't blow it#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/UjU3pfPhzB

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 12, 2016"

The Sun simply calls the clash "Fox Trots":

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Saturday's Sun back page:
Fox Trots#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #lcfc #afc pic.twitter.com/rshamx3U5d

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 12, 2016"

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