EPL Preview: Matchday 4

This is probably one of the most hotly anticipated EPL matchdays in a long time.

Following a sensational international break (for England anyway), the big worldwide superstars return to showcase their talent on a stage as big as the international one, the EPL, home of the world's best football.

The first big game of the weekend is the encounter between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield. Rafael Benitez has never tasted success over his counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson in the Premier League, so what a good way it would be to start tomorrow.

A win would be exactly what Liverpool would need if they are to mount a serious challenge for the EPL title, a trophy they haven't won in 18 years. The chances of a win will be boosted for Liverpool by the fact that both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have been declared fit for the game. Now that certainly is a welcome boost for the Reds.

United will be looking to win tomorrow lunch-time to get over their defeat in the UEFA Super Cup, and will believe they have a great chance, after being boosted significantly by the capture of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur, albeit for £30million. Now that definitely will be a strike force to look out for: Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez.

The other big game of the weekend has been dubbed "Clash of the Cash", as Roman Abramovich's Chelsea travel to Eastlands to take on Sulaiman Al-Fahim's Manchester City.

It is yet another hotly anticipated game in the EPL, as British record signing, £32.4million Robinho (or just Robinho to most), looks set to make his debut in the blue and white colours of Manchester City, after declaring a day before his transfer he wanted to play for Chelsea.

It will be an interesting encounter, not only to see how well Robinho will do, but also how City's other great signing, Shaun Wright-Phillips, will do for his old club, against his old club.

Gunners fans, and just football fans, will be very interested in how 'Threo' Walcott will do for Arsenal, following his spectacular hat-trick in Zagreb against Croatia. The big question will be: can he do for Arsenal what he did for England?

We'll find out tomorrow when the Gunners travel up north to play Paul Ince's Blackburn Rovers. Tomorrow's game is the first of three very testing away encounters for Arsenal, as they face tough EPL trips to Bolton and Sunderland following tomorrow's game.

Meanwhile, Hull City will hope to attack manager-less Newcastle United and recover from patchy form. The Tigers have got one win, one draw, and one defeat following a 5-0 trashing from Wigan Athletic. They will hope to get some stability going with a win over the Magpies.

But the Toon themselves will be out for the win, as they hope to show everyone that they're behind the departure of Kevin Keegan, a.k.a 'The Messiah'. Caretaker manager Chris Hughton will look to show what he can do as a manager, as he attempts to get his side a win tomorrow.

West Ham United are in a similar position to Newcastle United, although they have Alan Curbishley's successor already lined-up. The new manager goes by the name of Gianfranco Zola. A household name to many, and one that could lead the Hammers to glory in future years.

But he'll have to wait until Monday to do that. Kevin Keen will take Zola's place for the trip to West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies will be looking to attack the Hammers in their transitional period, and finally get a win under their belt following a poor start to the season.

Meanwhile, Wigan Athletic will look to replicate their stunning form away to Hull, with a win at home over a Sunderland side that includes debut-goalscorer Djibril Cisse. Also, Stoke City take on Everton, Fulham host Bolton Wanderers, and Portsmouth entertain Middlesbrough.