Manchester United fixtures for Premier League 2020-21 season: Full match schedule with dates

Busy season ahead: Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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George Flood20 August 2020

Manchester United will begin their Premier League campaign away to Burnley after the fixtures for the 2020-21 season were confirmed on Thursday.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side - along with rivals Manchester City - will be afforded a slightly later start to the new term after their late European exit in 2019-20, with the official date for that opening trip to Turf Moor to be announced by the league in due course.

The opening round of fixtures will take place on the weekend of September 12 with United and City in action at a slightly later date.

United's first Old Trafford clash is against Crystal Palace, while a visit to Brighton is followed by a home meeting with Jose Mourinho's Tottenham on October 3.

Back-to-back home matches against Chelsea and Arsenal await in late October, while City are the visitors on December 12.

United do not face defending champions Liverpool until a trip to Anfield on January 16, while they are away to City on March 6, shortly after an away encounter at Chelsea.

Liverpool head to Old Trafford on May 1, while United renew hostilities with Leeds at Old Trafford on December 19 and then go to Elland Road on April 24.

Having already been knocked out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup competitions in the semi-finals, United suffered their third last-four loss of the 2019-20 season after a 2-1 Europa League defeat by Sevilla in Germany last weekend.

However, fortunately the club were not relying on winning Europe's secondary club competition in order to seal a return to the Champions League, having already secured a third-placed Premier League finish on the final day.

Preparations for the new season are being overshadowed by the constant speculation involving Jadon Sancho, with United working to try and get a high-profile deal for their no1 summer transfer target over the line.

Due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, their European involvement, cup changes and the rescheduling of Euro 2020, the Red Devils are in for a particularly hectic 2020-21.

Here are Manchester United's full fixtures for the 2020-21 season…

TBC Burnley (a) 15:00
19/09/20 Crystal Palace (h) 15:00
26/09/20 Brighton (a) 15:00
3/10/20 Tottenham Hotspur (h) 15:00
17/10/20 Newcastle United (a) 15:00
24/10/20 Chelsea (h) 15:00
31/10/20 Arsenal (h) 15:00
7/11/20 Everton (a) 15:00
21/11/20 West Bromwich Albion (h) 15:00
28/11/20 Southampton (a) 15:00
5/12/20 West Ham United (a) 15:00
12/12/20 Manchester City (h) 15:00
15/12/20 Sheffield United (a) 19:45
19/12/20 Leeds United (h) 15:00
26/12/20 Leicester City (a) 15:00
28/12/20 Wolves (h) 15:00
2/01/21 Aston Villa (h) 15:00
12/01/21 Fulham (a) 19:45
16/01/21 Liverpool (a) 15:00
26/01/21 Sheffield United (h) 20:00
30/01/21 Arsenal (a) 15:00
2/02/21 Southampton (h) 20:00
6/02/21 Everton (h) 15:00
13/02/21 West Bromwich Albion (a) 15:00
20/02/21 Newcastle United (h) 15:00
27/02/21 Chelsea (a) 15:00
6/03/21 Manchester City (a) 15:00
13/03/21 West Ham United (h) 15:00
20/03/21 Crystal Palace (a) 15:00
3/04/21 Brighton (h) 15:00
10/04/21 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 15:00
17/04/21 Burnley (h) 15:00
24/04/21 Leeds United (a) 15:00
1/05/21 Liverpool (h) 15:00
8/05/21 Aston Villa (a) 15:00
11/05/21 Leicester City (h) 20:00
15/05/21 Fulham (h) 15:00
23/05/21 Wolves (a) 16:00

Dates and times may change due to television and cup requirements.