BBC Radio Five Live commentator Ian Dennis is delighted radio will get its moment in the spotlight on Saturday with Cristiano Ronaldo set to make his second Manchester United debut against Newcastle at Old Trafford.
With no live UK TV coverage of the game, the station is the only place to follow every moment of the 3pm kick-off with the Portuguese expected to at least be involved off the bench having returned to United on transfer deadline day last month.
Dennis and ex-Newcastle and England winger Chris Waddle will provide exclusive live commentary of the match for Five Live's flagship Saturday show and excitement is building, especially for the long-serving commentator.
"It feels more like an occasion than a football match with Ronaldo's return and so much attention on the station," Dennis told the PA news agency.
"There is no doubt it will be one of those occasions where you feel privileged to be inside Old Trafford, without a shadow of a doubt.
"You don't have to have a connection to Manchester United. The fact you will be watching the return of a world superstar and icon, the fact he is back in the Premier League, it is great for football in this country and it will just be great to be there."
Radio carries extra significance due to this fixture taking place at 3pm on Saturday, which for the last 60 years has been known as the '3pm blackout' with matches unable to be broadcast on TV during that two-hour window in order to protect attendances throughout the football pyramid in the UK.
United's popularity and participation in European competitions always limits their chances of being scheduled to play during that slot anyway and this weekend will be the first time in 62 weeks the Red Devils have played at 3pm on a Saturday after Sky Sports and BT Sport turned down the chance to show the fixture weeks before Ronaldo swapped Italy for England.
Tickets for Saturday's match have also sold fast, with some priced at £535 on TicketGum while Ticket Liquidator are still selling some for £583.
BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand, who shared a dressing room with Ronaldo at Old Trafford, told the PA news agency: "You just want to see him play now, put the shirt on and walk out at Old Trafford again.
"The whole place has got a lift and beyond Man United he lifts the whole league in terms of the interest and everything. United fans never thought they would see the day he would put on a Man United shirt again.
"Everyone is elated and my kids never thought they would see Cristiano in a Man United kit, so it has been great to see."
