The Premier League fixtures for 2025-26 have been revealed and have again . It marks the ninth season in succession that the Red Devils have kicked off their campaign at Old Trafford.
United welcome on the in the . There may be more difficult challenges in the Premier League these days, but at least at the Theatre of Dreams, Ruben Amorim's side can look to the .
United have claimed victory in six of their last eight games on the opening day where they have had home advantage. Last term, United got off the mark with three points when Joshua Zirkzee bagged a late winning goal on his debut.
and have both proven to be the spoiler in recent years however. The Seagulls earned a 2-1 in 2022, while the Eagles came away 3-1 victors in 2020.
And while United have enjoyed a consistent run of home matches to start their season, it means local rivals have been dealt the opposite hand. The duo cannot play at home on the same weekend and are paired together to avoid a clash, much like and .
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That is to prevent the overburdening of policing and travel resources. Even outside of such pairings, the Premier League fixture selection is designed to avoid having clubs from the same area travelling on the same train lines across the League and the to avoid 'pinch points' on rail and road networks.
City have managed the task of being on the road in the opening fixture pretty well, however. Only , under Nuno Espirito Santo,with wins coming against , , , , Arsenal, Brighton.
The eight-times Premier League champions last played at home on the opening day against in 2016. That day saw a late Paddy McNair own-goal earn a City victory after goals from Sergio Aguero and Jermain Defoe.
United's last away trip on the first weekend of the season, also saw three points for a Manchester side. Goals from , and Ashley Young secured a 3-1 win over 3-1 as Chris Smalling netted an own-goal.
Despite the benefit of being able to play their first game at home, in the Premier League. Games against , Burnley, Manchester City and Chelsea follow the Arsenal clash, with a trip to Liverpool scheduled in October.
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