Following the release of the 2022/23 Premier League fixtures last week, the countdown to Manchester United's season opener against Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday, August 7 is officially on.
The visit of the Seagulls will mark the beginning of a new era in M16 and new manager Erik ten Hag's first competitive game in charge. He will be desperate to make a winning start and ensure the horrors of the most recent campaign are nothing more than a distant memory.
But to ensure he gets off to a winning start in just under seven weeks' time, the Dutchman will be determined to make the very most of pre-season. United' s pre-season preparations will, as things stand, consist of six matches, the first of which is against Liverpool in Thailand on July 12.
