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Josh Challies

Match of the Day running order as Manchester United up first with Cristiano Ronaldo return

The Premier League has resumed following the first international break of the season and returned with a bang, with one historic moment in particular.

12 years after leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford and scored a brace on his second debut with the club.

His two goals were added to by Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard, which took United to the top of the Premier League in the early stage of the season.

Unsurprisingly, that has put United up as first on the schedule for the latest episode of Match of the Day on the BBC.

Host Gary Lineker announced the running order on social media, admitting there was only one place where the action could begin.

Crystal Palace's 3-0 triumph over Tottenham, who started the day at the top of the table, is second and is followed by Chelsea's win against Aston Villa.

Arsenal, who have endured a horrific start to the season, are next up following a narrow win against Norwich City, with Manchester City's win against Leicester City by the same margin the fifth game of the show.

Wolves' 2-0 win against Watford is then proceeded by Brighton's 1-0 win against Brentford and the goalless draw between Southampton and West Ham.

Match of the Day is televised at 10:40pm on BBC One, with the show then repeated on Sunday morning and later available via the iPlayer.

Running order

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United

Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa

Arsenal 1-0 Norwich City

Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City

Watford 0-2 Wolves

Brentford 0-1 Brighton

Southampton 0-0 West Ham

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