United to miss opening round of the new Premier League season
Thursday 20 August 2020 09:39, UK
Manchester United will sit out the opening weekend of the new Premier League season - before facing a tough run of fixtures through September and October.
Following United's prolonged run in the Europa League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will sit out the opening round of the new campaign.
With their trip to Burnley postponed, United will instead start the season against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on the weekend of September 19.
After then visiting Brighton, United face a tricky set of games.
A meeting with Tottenham will be followed by a visit to Newcastle and then games against Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton.
September
12: Burnley (a) POSTPONED
19: Crystal Palace (h)
26: Brighton (a)
October
3: Tottenham (h)
17: Newcastle United (a)
24: Chelsea (h)
31: Arsenal (h)
November
7: Everton (a)
21: West Brom (h)
28: Southampton (a)
December
5: West Ham (a)
12: Man City (h)
15: Sheffield United (a)
19: Leeds (h)
26: Leicester (a)
28: Wolves (h)
January
2: Aston Villa (h)
12: Fulham (a)
16: Liverpool (a)
26: Sheffield United (h)
30: Arsenal (a)
February
2: Southampton (h)
6: Everton (h)
13: West Brom (a)
20: Newcastle (h)
27: Chelsea (a)
March
6: Man City (a)
13: West Ham (h)
20: Crystal Palace (a)
April
3: Brighton (h)
10: Tottenham (a)
17: Burnley (h)
24: Leeds (a)
May
1: Liverpool (h)
8: Aston Villa (a)
11: Leicester City (h)
15: Fulham (h)
23: Wolves (a)
The 2020/21 Premier League season will begin behind closed doors, but some spectators could to return to venues on a socially-distanced basis later in the year.
Manchester United have revealed they remain in discussions with the Premier League, the Department of Media, Culture and Sport, The Sports Ground Safety Authority and local authorities on planning for a safe return of fans to matches at Old Trafford as soon as it is permitted, but confirmed matches will continue to be played behind closed doors until October 1 at the earliest.
"Plans will be finalised once we have more information from the relevant authorities on social distancing requirements, the impact that will have on available capacity and a longer-term roadmap on when a return to full capacity may be possible. We are preparing for a large number of possible eventualities," a club statement read.
The Premier League has revealed the 2020/21 season will start on Saturday September 12.
The season is scheduled to finish on Sunday May 23, 2021 - just 19 days before the rescheduled Euro 2020 tournament kicks off.
The transfer window opened on Monday July 27 and will close on Monday October 5 at 11pm. An additional domestic-only window will run from October 5 to 5pm on October 16 but Premier League clubs will only be able to trade with EFL clubs.
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