Manchester United’s season sparked into life with a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night. United produced their best performance in several months to secure their first victory under Erik ten Hag and down their arch rivals in the process.
While United remain in the bottom half of the Premier League table having won only one of their opening three games, it was an uplifting win that Ten Hag will hope to build on this weekend. ALSO READ: Raphael Varane explains why Casemiro will improve Manchester United United return to action away at Southampton in Saturday’s early kick-off, with Casemiro potentially in line to make his debut after being unveiled at Old Trafford following the midfielder’s £70million switch from Real Madrid.
Here is a look at United’s next six top-flight fixtures compared to their rivals: United’s next six fixtures: Southampton (A) - August 27 Leicester City (A) - September 1 Arsenal (H) - September 4 Crystal Palace (A) - September 11 Leeds (H) - September 18 Man City (A) - October 2 Arsenal's next six fixtures: Fulham (H) - August 27 Aston Villa (H) - August 31 Man United (A) - September 4 Everton (H) - September 11 Brentford (A) - September 18 Tottenham (H) - October 1 Chelsea's next six fixtures: Leicester (H) - August 27 Southampton (A) - August 30 West Ham (H) - September 4 Fulham (A) - September 10 Liverpool (H) - September 18 Crystal Palace (A) - October 1 Tottenham’s next six fixtures Nottingham Forest (A) - August 28 West Ham (A) - August 31 Fulham (H) - September 3 Man City (A) - September 10 Leicester (H) - September 17 Arsenal (A) - October 1 MORE TO READ: Player ratings as Varane and Martinez superb