Ruben Amorim could be given something Jose Mourinho complained about at Manchester United

For the supporters, it is yet another unsociable away day following Manchester United. When they head to Stamford Bridge on a Friday night in May, it will continue a theme of kick-offs in London or the south coast that don't offer much help for travelling supporters.

Since March 30 last year, it will be the seventh evening kick-off in London, covering six different nights. They played at Crystal Palace on a Bank Holiday Monday night, Arsenal on a Wednesday night, Tottenham and Chelsea on a Thursday night, Chelsea again on a Friday night, Brentford on a Saturday night and Fulham on a Sunday night. It sounds like a badly reworked Craig David song.

Then there were the 12.30pm kick-offs at Brighton and Southampton earlier this season, requiring a wake-up at unseemly hours to make it to the south coast for kick-off. United are almost always on TV and that usually means inconveniencing their supporters.

So it is on Friday, May 16, when they will head to the capital for another match under the lights at Stamford Bridge. With the FA Cup final the following day, and the women's FA Cup final between Chelsea and United on the Sunday, it was the only plausible spot in the calendar.

But there could be an upside for United. The penultimate round of Premier League games is the weekend before the Europa League final in Bilbao on Wednesday, May 21. Reaching the showpiece game would allow Ruben Amorim's side a big build-up into the final.

Even if Amorim had made 11 changes, playing the game on Sunday would have been an inconvenience. This will allow a five-day build-up during which the focus is entirely on the final, with the whole squad available to train and plan for their opposition.

Firstly, United must reach the Europa League final