Manchester United and Man City Premier League 20/21 opening day fixtures 'leaked'

Manchester United and Manchester City do not enter in the second round, the third round draw will take place immediately after the second on Sunday.That is likely due to the quick turnaround between the second and third round fixtures.Find out all the details about that draw below.The draw for the second and third rounds of the Carabao Cup take place after Brentford play Wycombe in the first round on Sunday, so it's likely to be around 2pm.Just like Brentford against Wycombe, the draw will be

Manchester United midfielder turned pundit Robbie Savage believes his old club could challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title this season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men were way off champions Liverpool last season, despite turning things around in the second half of the campaign.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish signed before the club's opening fixture of the 2020/21 Premier League season against Crystal Palace.The Reds secured Champions League qualification on the final day of the season earlier this month but are yet to make a signing in the window.Sancho remains a priority target for the club despite Borussia Dortmund's insistence their star player will not be sold this summer.

at Burnley is set to be postponed.That means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will commence their campaign at home against Crystal Palace on September 19th after being allowed a 30-day break between competitive matches.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, August 20.The Premier League has released the fixtures for the upcoming 2020/21 campaign.Despite only just finishing their campaign, United already know who and when their opponents will be over the next nine months.

thepools.com, the country's oldest established betting platform, may be based in Liverpool but they still make City Evens favourites to be crowned champions, in line with all the other major bookies outlets.Liverpool are odds against 7/4 to retain their title , with Manchester United third favourites at 8/1 .The reasons are clear. City were back to back champions before last season's freakish campaign by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in which they won 26 of their first 27 matches.City have

Unikrn have done, using a complex system that is based on factoring a range of the most informative betting markets in terms of influencing the final outcome of the season including title winner, 'without top six' and relegation odds.That has allowed the entire standings for the final Premier League table in the 2020/21 season to be predicted, including the title winners, European qualification spots and relegation.At the top of the pile, Manchester City are tipped to snatch the Premier League

Premier League clubs have agreed to key changes to VAR for the 2020/21 season which will see the league operate in line with FIFA's protocol.In July 2020, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) transferred the responsibility of VAR to FIFA after inconsistencies in the Premier League's application of the technology against Europe.A Premier League statement confirmed their clubs had to agreed to important changes in VAR protocol for next season: "At the Premier League’s Annual General

Premier League set to reveal the schedule for all 380 matches on Thursday morning.This will include all the fixtures on the opening day of the season, all the big derbies, the Boxing Day fixtures, the matches for the final day, and all the others in between.The new Premier League season will kick-off on September 12, but it is being reported that Manchester City and Manchester United will not play on the opening weekend, however, this is yet to be confirmed by the Premier League.Glenn Thompson,

Manchester City will both begin their 2020/21 season at a later date to offer more recovery time after their European exploits. Both clubs were knocked out of the Europa League and Champions League, respectively, last week.

United and City.With a whopping £635m release clause inserted into his contract, landing Messi will be almost impossible unless Barcelona are willing to do business but Souness believes there has never been a better time to test the water.

straight to your inbox There seems to be some disagreement within the Manchester City squad over how much of an advantage the new Champions League format can be to the Blues' hopes of winning the tournament. Due to the three-month suspension of football across Europe, the Champions League is being played in a mini-tournament in Lisbon at the end of all the domestic seasons, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being played as single knockout ties.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has previously suggested that replays are dropped from the competition, arguing that fewer matches across a season would improve the quality of English football.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been more open to replays but the Manchester United boss has said in the past that he can understand rival manager's frustrations over the competition.The FA have now opted to scrap replays for next season, with a number of leagues already set to face an increase in midweek

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in Cologne on Sunday after they beat Wolves 1-0 thanks to a late Lucas Ocampos header.

Manchester United and neighbours Manchester City being just two of them.While United are prioritising moves for a winger and playmaker this summer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would also like to add another centre-midfielder and may be searching for alternatives after missing out on top target Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund.City are also more keen to strengthen elsewhere in the squad, especially in defence, but may be on the lookout for reinforcements in the middle of the park with captain David

straight to your inboxManchester United have finalised a five-man transfer shortlist for the summer window, according to reports.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men sealed a top three finish in the Premier League by defeating Leicester on the final day of the season and remain in the hunt for Europa League success.United travelled to Germany on Sunday as they prepare to face FC Copenhagen on Monday, the start of the mini-tournament which will conclude this season's competition.