Arsenal have work to do to be considered among the favourites for the Premier League title this season, believes former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane.
14.08.2023 - 17:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After watching all of their Premier League rivals in action this weekend, Manchester United finally get to kick off their campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight.
The Reds had a mixed bag of results in pre-season but will be hopeful of the best possible start when a disjointed Wolves team visit Old Trafford. Last week, the West Midlands club parted company with Julen Lopetegui and replaced him with former Bournemouth man Gary O'Neil.
It represents a chance for United to get points on the board at the first opportunity. As always, a new season means scrutiny on referees and the decisions they make and MEN Sport has taken a look at all the suspension rules which players and managers will have to abide by this year.
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Referees will be clamping down on what the Premier League sees as unsatisfactory behaviour from players. So far, we have seen Trent Alexander-Arnold booked for fairly mild timewasting against Chelsea, while Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was carded for protesting against a decision. Players will be booked for gesturing for a yellow card and other punishable offences include running toward a match official and multiple players surrounding a match official.
To cut down on the fourth official being surrounded, only one member of the coaching staff is allowed in the technical area at any given moment. This is a noticeable change for United as Erik ten Hag often coached alongside assistants Steve McClaren and Mitchell van der Gaag last season.
Now, all other assistants must remain on the bench unless Ten Hag is not in the
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