Manchester United’s 2021/22 Premier League season gets underway on August 14 as they hope to bridge the gap on cross-town rivals Manchester City this time around. If you are interested in betting on the Premier League, check out the Tonybet app and get started on making your bets for next season.
Following a runner-up finish in 2020/21, the Red Devils will try to clinch their first league title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013.
United will open the season at Old Trafford against familiar foes Leeds United, looking to invoke the memory of last campaign’s 6-2 thrashing at this venue.
A week-long break will follow in the lead-up to taking on Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on August 22.
The Red Devils did not only win both of their last season’s meetings with Ralph Hasenhuettl’s side, but they equalled the Premier League record-margin victory of 9-0 back in February.
After winning six of their last ten top-flight trips to Southampton without losing, United will be confident of picking up three points in their first league travel in 2021/22.
Things could get a bit more complicated on Gameweek 3 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men head to Molineux Stadium for what might be an awkward clash against Wolverhampton on August 29.
The three-time European Cup winners prevailed in both last season’s encounters against Wolves by a single-goal margin, having gone winless in their previous four top-flight head-to-heads.
But with Bruno Lage replacing long-term servant Nuno Espirito Santo at the helm this summer, the Wanderers remain a somewhat unknown entity.
With the future of headline performer Ruben Neves hanging by a thread, Wolves face a turbulent summer, which could reflect on their early performances in the season.
If United can benefit from facing the shaken Molineux outfit early in the season, they should fill themselves with confidence ahead of their first Premier League game in September.
Solskjaer’s team will return to the Theatre of Dreams on September 11 to exchange tackles with Newcastle United, who barely kept their top-flight status last term.
Though a victory against often stubborn Magpies might not be a foregone conclusion, the Red Devils can draw inspiration from their recent meetings on home turf.
Indeed, United have made light work of their recent Premier League matches against Newcastle at Old Trafford, winning the last four in a row by an aggregate score of 14-5. Solskjaer’s men will be desperate to send a warning message to other title contenders from the very start, and it seems the schedule works in their favour.
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