Manchester United’s October Premier League fixture times have been confirmed.
United’s opening fixture of the Premier League season takes place next weekend, with Brighton & Hove Albion visiting Manchester United’s Old Trafford on 7 August.
This fixture could see the official debuts of new signings Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and Tyrell Malacia as Erik ten Hag also makes his competitive bow into English football at Old Trafford.
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The club have two more pre-season fixtures this weekend against Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.
August contains four fixtures for United, with the most interesting fixture of the month being a huge clash against arch-rivals Liverpool, who the club beat 4-0 in Bangkok at the beginning of pre-season.
The Red Devils in August will face Brighton at home before visiting Brentford, then hosting Liverpool before heading back down south to match up against Southampton.
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September sees another four fixtures take place against Leicester City, Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Leeds United.
Both the Leicester and Crystal Palace fixtures will take place away from home, with United welcoming Arsenal and Leeds to Old Trafford that month.
This will be Ten Hag's first real test to see how much his squad can handle, as within these fixtures there are also multiple mid-week fixtures in the Europa League.
October contains matches against Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, who are three of the Red Devil's biggest competitors for those illustrious Champions League spots each season.
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Champions League qualification is one of the club's biggest targets going into this Premier League campaign, and extra incentive has been given to Ten Hag to complete his objective as he will net a £3 million bonus should he achieve the aim.
Manchester United's players had their salaries cut by 25% following failure to qualify last season as per their contracts, and should the club not qualify for a second consecutive season, their £75 milllion-a-year 10-year sponsorship deal with Adidas will drop by £25 million.
The fixture times for the club’s six October Premier League fixtures have now been confirmed:
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Manchester City (A)
Sunday 2 October, 14:00 OR 16:30 BST (TBC, dependant on City’s Champions League participation on 4 October)
Everton (A)
Sunday 9 October, 19:00 BST
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Newcastle United (H)
Sunday 16 October, 14:00 BST
Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Wednesday 19 October, 20:15 BST
Chelsea (A)
Sunday 23 October, 16:30 BST (Still subject to Chelsea’s Champions League participation on 25 October)
West Ham United (H)
Sunday 30 October, 16:30 BST
Topics: Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, Erik Ten Hag
Dylan Penketh