Premier League: 10 best opening day fixtures in history 

Manchester City v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
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4: Arsenal 4-3 Leicester, 2017/18

Arsenal v Leicester City - Premier League
Arsenal and Leicester put on quite the show at The Emirates

Last season's opening day had plenty of memorable moments but the day's most exciting fixture took place at The Emirates Stadium, where two former Premier League Champions, Leicester and Arsenal, played their part in a seven-goal thriller.

As we've seen already, Arsenal have had mixed fortunes on the opening day and Arsene Wenger's side almost fell to another embarrassing opening defeat in what would be the Frenchman's final season as Arsenal manager.

Things started brightly for Arsenal when debutant Alexandre Lacazette scored less than two minutes into his debut. Leicester responded quickly though, with Shinji Okazaki levelling the scores in the fifth minute.

Jamie Vardy would then put the away side ahead before Danny Welbeck levelled the scoring for the Gunners moments before the half-time break.

Leicester would come back stronger after the break though, and the former Premier League champions found themselves 3-2 up after Vardy put them back in front 10 minutes into the half.

The Foxes were seven minutes away from a historic opening day victory when Aaron Ramsey scored Arsenal's third. Two minutes later, substitute Olivier Giroud would head home the winning goal for Arsenal in what was one of the most exciting opening day fixtures ever seen at the Emirates.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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