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Manchester United begin the 2021-22 Premier League season with an intriguing clash against rivals Leeds United at Old Trafford. Photo thethaoso

Key Dates for Manchester United Premier League 2021-22 Fixtures

Manchester United begin the 2021-22 Premier League season with an intriguing clash against rivals Leeds United at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils beat Marcelo Bielsa's side 6-2 at home in the 2020-21 campaign back in December 2020, before a 0-0 draw at Elland Road in the reverse fixture on April 25.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men then have back-to-back away fixtures against Southampton and Wolves, before their second home match of the league season against Newcastle on September 11.

United's first meeting with Liverpool comes on October 23 and will be played at Old Trafford, with the away match against Jurgen Klopp's side scheduled for March 19.

The first Manchester derby of the league campaign, meanwhile, is slated for November 6, with the return fixture due to be played in March, at the Etihad Stadium.

Indeed, a tricky set of fixtures awaits Solskjaer and his side in March 2022, with United due to host Tottenham, as well as having away games against City and Liverpool.

The season ends with a home game against Chelsea before a trip to Crystal Palace on the final day of the campaign.

When is the Manchester derby in 2021-22?

November 6, 2021 is the date of the first Manchester derby of the 2021-22 Premier League season and it will take place at Old Trafford.

The Etihad Stadium will play host to the second Manchester derby of the campaign on March 5.

Manchester United Premier League fixtures 2021-22

Date

Time

Match

14/08/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Leeds United

21/08/2021

15:00

Southampton v Manchester United

28/08/2021

15:00

Wolverhampton v Manchester United

11/09/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Newcastle United

18/09/2021

15:00

West Ham United v Manchester United

25/09/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Aston Villa

02/10/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Everton

16/10/2021

15:00

Leicester City v Manchester United

23/10/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Liverpool

30/10/2021

15:00

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

06/11/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Manchester City

20/11/2021

15:00

Watford v Manchester United

27/11/2021

15:00

Chelsea v Manchester United

30/11/2021

20:00

Manchester United v Arsenal

04/12/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

11/12/2021

15:00

Norwich City v Manchester United

14/12/2021

19:45

Brentford v Manchester United

18/12/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Brighton

26/12/2021

15:00

Newcastle United v Manchester United

28/12/2021

15:00

Manchester United v Burnley

01/01/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Wolverhampton

15/01/2022

15:00

Aston Villa v Manchester United

22/01/2022

15:00

Manchester United v West Ham United

08/02/2022

19:45

Burnley v Manchester United

12/02/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Southampton

19/02/2022

15:00

Leeds United v Manchester United

26/02/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Watford

05/03/2022

15:00

Manchester City v Manchester United

12/03/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

19/03/2022

15:00

Liverpool v Manchester United

02/04/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Leicester City

09/04/2022

15:00

Everton v Manchester United

16/04/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Norwich City

23/04/2022

15:00

Arsenal v Manchester United

30/04/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Brentford

07/05/2022

15:00

Brighton v Manchester United

15/05/2022

15:00

Manchester United v Chelsea

22/05/2022

16:00

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

Manchester United's 2021/22 Premier League fixtures deserve closer scrutiny so we have highlighted some particular games to look forward to:
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SOUTH COAST TRIP IN AUGUST

After the opener with Leeds United, a first away game at Southampton will bring back some memories. We opened the 1987/88 campaign with a 2-2 draw at The Dell, the Saints' old ground, with Norman Whiteside scoring both goals. Fans may also recall our first-ever win in the Premier League came early in the successful 1992/93 term when Dion Dublin grabbed a late winner on the south coast.

RECORD OPPORTUNITY

The clash with Ralph Hassenhuttl's men, who we beat 3-2 and 9-0 in 2020/21, presents a chance to match Arsenal's longest unbeaten run in top-flight history. The Gunners picked up wins or draws in 27 consecutive games between April 2003 and September 2004, while United's final-day triumph at Wolves not only ensured we were unbeaten on the road throughout the league season but it stretched our own run to 26 matches.

BACK AT BRENTFORD

It's a huge season for newly promoted Brentford, who are back in the top flight for the first time in 74 years! We've not played the Bees since 1975, when we beat them 2-1 in a League Cup tie at Old Trafford, but our scheduled game with them on 14 December will be our first trip to their home since 1947. That match was at their former ground, Griffin Park, which they have since left for the Brentford Community Stadium, less than a mile away. So it's another new venue to add to the United list...

MAD MARCH

There are few easy games in the Premier League these days, but when we first scanned the upcoming season's fixtures, March stuck out immediately as particularly challenging. We travel away to Manchester City and Liverpool and, between those two daunting games, we host Tottenham at Old Trafford. Exciting!

BOXING DAY IN NEWCASTLE

Remarkably, we'll face Newcastle on Boxing Day for the fourth time in 10 years – and the sixth time in the club's history. Thankfully, we have a good record against the Geordies, winning four out of the five Boxing Day meetings thus far, with a 1-0 reverse in 1987 the only blemish.

CHELSEA IN MAY

The Champions League holders will be the final Premier League team to visit Old Trafford in 2021/22, which stirs memories of their May visit to M16 in 2011. United won 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Javier Hernandez and Nemanja Vidic, to take a massive step towards a record-breaking 19th title. Old Trafford was as noisy as anything that day – let's hope it's as euphoric come 2022.

ALL EYES ON OLD TRAFFORD

Our home record drew plenty of attention last season as, somewhat surprisingly, we performed far better away from Old Trafford than at home. Many linked that to the absence of a home crowd, but could that change this season? Interestingly, United face all three of our biggest traditional rivals – Liverpool, Manchester City and Leeds – at Old Trafford before the turn of the year. Success against the first two could potentially have big ramifications for any title hopes; could the return of fans give us the extra boost we maybe lacked last term?

MEMORIES OF 1993

We finish our league season at Selhurst Park, which inspires pleasant memories of the last few weeks of the 1992/93 season, when we claimed our first title in 26 years. We beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at the venue prior to Aston Villa's decisive defeat to Oldham Athletic, and then returned to the ground to face their neighbours Wimbledon on the last day, as champions. Could that be a good omen? Ole has improved on his league position every season since taking up the managerial reins in 2019. Sixth in 2018/19, third in 2019/20, and second last term...

A KIND FESTIVE PERIOD?

The Christmas and New Year schedule is always one keenly anticipated by fans and football professionals alike. It's a period of the season where titles can be won and lost, as the fixtures remorselessly pile up with very little respite in between. At first glance, United's 2021/22 festive itinerary isn't too bad: every side we are due to play in December (Crystal Palace, Norwich, Brentford, Brighton, Newcastle, Burnley) finished in the bottom half last season or are one of the newly promoted clubs. That's not to say those are easy matches – but last term we faced Manchester City, arch-rivals Leeds and Leicester City during the final month of the calendar year.

HOW WILL THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFFECT THE SCHEDULE?

The Premier League fixture list gives us some idea of how the upcoming campaign will look; it gives the staff something to plan around. But there is still plenty we don't know, of course. We're in the Champions League for the second successive season – the first time we've achieved that since Sir Alex Ferguson retired – and, inevitably, our group-stage draw will have an impact on the Premier League itinerary. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was furious last season when a trip to Turkey to face Istanbul Basaksehir was followed by an Saturday lunchtime kick-off at Everton, and the Norwegian will no doubt be keenly awaiting August's draw to see how it affects the fixture line-up we've received today - although there has already been a promise the Goodison early start scenario will not arise again.

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