Man Utd kick off Premier League season before Man City face new-look Chelsea

15.08.2024 - 13:59 news24.com

Manchester United kick-off the 2024/25 Premier League season at home to Fulham on Friday before Manchester City begin the defence of their title at free-spending Chelsea on Sunday.New Liverpool manager Arne Slot will be under the spotlight on Saturday with a trip to newly-promoted Ipswich for his first competitive game since succeeding Jurgen Klopp.AFP Sports looks at what to expect from the opening weekend of the new season: Ten Hag needs fast start Manchester United's shock FA Cup final win over Manchester City back in May went a long way to keeping Erik ten Hag in charge at Old Trafford.LIVE | Premier League Transfer Window: Man United sign Bayern Munich duoThe Dutchman has been backed by United's new football operations hierarchy, led by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, and was handed a contract extension to 2026.Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui have arrived to strengthen Ten Hag's squad for around 150 million ($192 million).But after finishing eighth last season - United's worst ever Premier League finish - Ten Hag needs a fast start to the new campaign to dispell doubts he is the man to lead the club forward.Fulham won at Old Trafford for the first time in 20 years in February.Any repeat on Friday will have United fans fearing another season to forget. Ipswich plan Slot shock Arne Slot faces a tricky start to his Premier League career when Liverpool travel to an Ipswich side back in the top-flight after a 22-year absence and buoyant after successive promotions.Liverpool are yet to make a single signing in the transfer window but have been rampant in pre-season with eye-catching wins over Arsenal, United and Sevilla.Victory at Portman Road would bring some relief to Liverpool fans

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