The 2020/21 season of the Premier League kicks off on 12 September and it concludes on the 23rd of May but Man United and Manchester City are two of the four teams who will not be playing in the first matchweek.
Man United were scheduled to take on Burnley in their season opener while City would have played against Aston Villa in their respective season opener. But both these matches have been postponed meaning the two Manchester sides will now kick off their Premier League campaign on the 19th of September.
The authorities have taken such a call so as to help both Man United and Man City recover from their European endeavours of the 19/20 season.
Man United played in the Europa League semi-finals last weekend while Pep Guardiola’s side had reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. And this is why both the sides have been awarded an extended break.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will kick off their PL campaign on the same day as Manchester City when they take on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford while Man City will entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home.
MAN UNITED PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES 2020/21(as per Manutd.com):
TBC Burnley A
Sat Sep 19 Crystal Palace H
Sat Sep 26 Brighton & Hove Albion A
Sat Oct 3 Tottenham Hotspur H
Sat Oct 17 Newcastle United A
Sat Oct 24 Chelsea H
Sat Oct 31 Arsenal H
Sat Nov 7 Everton A
Sat Nov 21 West Bromwich Albion H
Sat Nov 28 Southampton A
Sat Dec 5 West Ham United A
Sat Dec 12 Manchester City H
Tue Dec 15 Sheffield United A
Sat Dec 19 Leeds United H
Sat Dec 26 Leicester City A
Mon Dec 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Sat Jan 2 Aston Villa H
Tue Jan 12 Fulham A
Sat Jan 16 Liverpool A
Tue Jan 26 Sheffield United H
Sat Jan 30 Arsenal A
Tue Feb 2 Southampton H
Sat Feb 6 Everton H
Sat Feb 13 West Bromwich Albion A
Sat Feb 20 Newcastle United H
Sat Feb 27 Chelsea A
Sat Mar 6 Manchester City A
Sat Mar 13 West Ham United H
Sat Mar 20 Crystal Palace A
Sat Apr 3 Brighton & Hove Albion H
Sat Apr 10 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Apr 17 Burnley H
Sat Apr 24 Leeds United A
Sat May 1 Liverpool H
Sat May 8 Aston Villa A
Tue May 11 Leicester City H
Sat May 15 Fulham H
Sun May 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
*It should be noted that all of the dates listed above are provisional and subject to change as the season unfolds, when Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime announce which matches will be selected and moved for live TV.
