Man. United Fixtures 2008/09

United have been handed a tough start to the Barclays Premier League season, with taxing trips to two of the Reds' perennial title rivals among the first five games.

The champions will travel to Liverpool and Chelsea in successive September weekends, after facing Newcastle first at home and then Portsmouth away in August. The third match, home to Fulham, is set to be rescheduled with United playing in the UEFA Super Cup final on the previous day.

United face a host of tough trips in the early part of the season, with games at Blackburn, Everton, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester City all scheduled before the end of November.The run-in includes City and Arsenal at home, before a last-day trip to Hull.

(Please note that these fixtures have not been amended to take into account games which will be shown live on television, nor do they include changes that will be made due to the Club’s participation in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco on 29 August and the FIFA Club World Cup in Tokyo in December)