Manchester United and Man City set for £100m windfall as new Premier League TV weekend takes shape

Manchester United and Man City supporters are well-versed in seeing their sides chosen for live TV matches.

The two clubs are among the biggest pulls in the Premier League and when it comes to TV companies making their picks, they invariably feature. And their on-the-box time will only increase when the new top-flight TV deal kicks in in 2025.

It was announced this week that the Premier League will make around 270 matches available for live broadcast, an increase of 70, with a new four-year contract being sought. Under the new-look deal, every Sunday 2pm kick-off will be shown live, including those matches moved due to European commitments.

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Five midweek rounds will be available in the package instead of the current four (including the Boxing Day round), while the Saturday 12.30pm and 5.30pm and the Sunday 2pm and 4.30pm stay in place, along with the 8pm Monday or Friday slot.

It means that on any given weekend there will be at least five matches shown live but that number could be swelled by extra Sunday games after Europa League fixtures. City and United are both in the Champions League this season but Erik ten Hag's side were in the second tier competition last term and should they or the Blues be in the Europa League for the 2025-26 campaign then they would see more games shown live on TV. As an example, in the last round of Premier League matches, two Sunday games were shown live of the four played that day but under the new deal all those fixtures would be on the box.

And there would be a significant financial boost for Premier