Five key Manchester United dates as 2023/24 Premier League fixtures released

Manchester United have discovered that they will kick-off their 2023/24 Premier League campaign at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday, August 14.

The Old Trafford showdown will be the tenth and final fixture of the opening weekend of the season, and it will be the seventh season in a row that the Reds will have started their Premier League campaign on home soil.

United will be looking to build on a successful 2022/23 campaign next season by making further progress. The club achieved a respectable third-placed finish in Erik ten Hag's first campaign at the club and will be looking to build on the foundations that have been laid.

Now that United's schedule for the forthcoming campaign has been confirmed, MEN Sport has taken a look at five dates United supporters might want to circle on their calendars.

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1 - The season opener

United will kick off their campaign at home to Wolves in the final game in the opening round of fixtures. The two sides only met each other as recently as last month and the Reds won 2-0 at Old Trafford, thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho.

On paper, it looks like being a favourable opportunity to get three points on the board and start the season with a victory. However, United will be mindful of the fact that they did lose their season opener on home soil last season, losing 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion in Ten Hag's first competitive game in charge.

2 - A tough start on the road

As we all know only too well, United struggled against the Premier League's biggest clubs away from home in 2022/23, picking up just four points from a possible 27 against fellow top half teams. It was a diabolical record and it