Manchester United and Man City 'to get new 2020/21 Premier League start dates'

straight to your inboxFali Ramadami, the agent of Kalidou Koulibaly, has reportedly travelled to Manchester to negotiate a transfer to Manchester City.City are looking to make major improvements to their defence this summer after frailties at the back last season saw them lose their Premier League title to Liverpool and only win one piece of silverware.The Blues were already short on numbers after failing to replace departed captain Vincent Kompany and the problem was further exasperated due to

straight to your inbox Oliver Denham has become the latest Manchester United youngster to leave, joining Cardiff City. Defender Denham, 18, only made three starts for the Under-18s in the league over the last two seasons and has moved to the Championship club a year after the released United academy graduate Thomas Sang joined Cardiff.The agency that represents Denham confirmed: "Deal done.

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 inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday September 2.Four players depart Man City including Ante Palaversa and Ryo MeshinoManchester City have confirmed four loan departures.Japanese midfielder Ryo Meshino, Croatian Ante Palaversa, Yangel Herrera and Slobodan Tedic have not yet made a first-team appearance between them - but have all left the club temporarily in search of more first-team opportunities.Meshino, 22, has joined Portuguese Rio Ave on

straight to your inbox Manchester United have officially confirmed Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek as their first signing of the summer. Van de Beek has become the 13th Dutchman to play for United after completing a £40.1million move to the club.

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Yan Couto has finally arrived in England after signing from Coritiba earlier this year.Couto, 18, was signed for an initial €6m but spent the remainder of last season back on loan at Coritiba. However, the global pandemic delayed his arrival in Manchester.Couto has previously spoken about choosing City over Barcelona, and how a conversation with Pep Guardiola persuaded him to choose a move to the Etihad.

straight to your inbox Manchester City were given another boost in their pursuit of Lionel Messi after the forward failed to show at the Barcelona training ground for tests ahead of pre-season. Ronald Koeman and the rest of the squad were pictured arriving at the complex on Sunday morning but there was no sign of Messi at his allotted time or for an hour afterwards as the fallout between player and club continues.

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

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has heaped praise on former Manchester United coach Carlos Quieroz for his role in helping the Reds defeat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final.Sir Alex Ferguson guided his United team to the final in Moscow after knocking out Barcelona and took an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's header.

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,

eagle-eyed fan on social media spotted what appears to indicate the full round of opening day fixtures. It’s suggested that the opening round of fixtures will include an eye-catching meeting between Manchester United against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be without Luke Shaw, Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones for the remainder of the tournament, with Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic contenders to return to the United side in place of Eric Bailly and Fred.So, what will the final score be? And what team will Solskjaer go with against Sevilla?Ahead of the game, we used FIFA 20 to simulate the outcome of Manchester United vs Sevilla to get a score prediction.Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on

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.

Manchester City midfielder enjoyed arguably his best campaign yet at the Etihad, scoring a personal best of 13 league goals, and equalling the record for 20 assists in a season. De Bruyne claimed his 20th assist on the final day to move level with former Arsenal hero Thierry Henry in registering the most amount of assists in a single season.

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

straight to your inbox Manchester City have landed lucky with the allocation of training facilities during the Champions League finals tournament in Lisbon. The Blues will face Lyon in the quarter-final on Saturday night, and flew out to Portugal on Monday afternoon for the unique World Cup-style finish to this season’s competition.

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