Defending champions Manchester United head for South Wales on the opening day of the season
Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.
New manager David Moyes takes his team to south Wales on August 17th, before the returning Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea visit Old Trafford the following weekend. A match at Liverpool follows for United on August 31st.
Mourinho’s
men kick off the campaign with a match against newly-promoted Hull at
Stamford Bridge, while there are also home games for fellow Champions
League hopefuls Manchester City and Arsenal.
Manuel Pellegrini’s reign as City boss starts with a home match against Newcastle, who confirmed Joe Kinnear as their director of football yesterday. Arsenal are at home to Aston Villa.
The
north-London clash is the start of a testing opening to the season for
Villa, who have a home match against Liverpool and a trip to Chelsea in
the following two games.
Crystal Palace’s first
game back in the top flight is against Tottenham at Selhurst Park.
Cardiff — Championship winners last season — start their campaign at
West Ham then have home games against Manchester City and Everton.
Roberto
Martinez’s first competitive match as Toffees manager is at Norwich,
while Merseyside rivals Liverpool start with a home game against Mark
Hughes’ Stoke.
Elsewhere, Paolo Di Canio’s Sunderland start with a home match against Fulham, while West Brom face Southampton at the Hawthorns.
Hull’s
fans will relish their festive programme, with Manchester United
heading to the KC Stadium on St Stephen’s Day, while Manchester City
against Liverpool is another tasty-looking December 26 encounter.
The
season wraps up on May 11th, with three of the expected title chasers
finishing on the road. Chelsea head to Cardiff, Manchester United go to
Southampton and Arsenal are at Norwich, with Manchester City at home to
West Ham.
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