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Man United's Prem Fixtures 2016/17: Man City clash early, Arsenal and Spurs end of season
JOSE MOURINHO will manage his first Manchester derby just four games into the new Premier League season.
Manchester United host Manchester City on September 10 after a relatively straightforward opening three fixtures.
Mourinho, appointed boss at Old Trafford last month, starts his reign with an away trip to Bournemouth on the weekend of August 13/14.
United's first home clash is a week later against Southampton, who are yet to replace manager Ronald Koeman.
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A full run of Manchester United's fixtures
United face Liverpool and Chelsea away from home immediately after the first international break in October.
Sunderland head to Old Trafford on Boxing Day, with a trip to rivals City scheduled for late February.
United host Crystal Palace on the final game of the season after back-to-back away fixtures at Arsenal and Tottenham.
Manchester United's first Premier League home game is against Southampton
Mourinho v Guardiola
This is the first time Mourinho and Guardiola will meet in a league fixture side the pair's days in Spain, when they were in charge of Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.
Guardiola boasts a W7 D6 L3 record over teams managed by Mourinho.
The Spaniard has already been hard at work restructuring City's squad for next season, with midfielder Ilkay Gundogan joining from Borussia Dortmund.
The playmaker, currently recovering from a knee injury, expects to return to full fitness in September.
United, meanwhile, have already signed centre-back Eric Bailly from Villarreal in a £30million deal, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic is tipped to join after Euro 2016.
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Arsenal and Spurs in season run-in
United face the prospect of two trips to London in their remaining three games of the season.
The play Arsenal at the start of May in north London, with both sides hoping to be in title contention by that stage.
United were thumped 3-0 at Arsenal last season, which ended a four-game unbeaten run at the Emirates in the league.
They then head to Tottenham a week later - the scene of a 3-0 drubbing by Mauricio Pochettino's side back in April.
Manchester United Premier League Fixtures 2016/17
Aug 13 Bournemouth (a)
20 Southampton (h)
27 Hull (a)
Sep 10 Man City (h)
17 Watford (a)
24 Leicester (h)
Oct 1 Stoke (h)
15 Liverpool (a)
22 Chelsea (a)
29 Burnley (h)
Nov 5 Swansea (a)
19 Arsenal (h)
26 West Ham (h)
Dec 3 Everton (a)
10 Tottenham (h)
13 Crystal Palace (a)
17 West Brom (a)
26 Sunderland (h)
31 Middlesbrough (h)
Jan 2 West Ham (a)
14 Liverpool (h)
21 Stoke (a)
31 Hull (h)
Feb 4 Leicester (a)
11 Watford (h)
25 Man City (a)
Mar 4 Bournemouth (h)
11 Southampton (a)
18 Middlesbrough (a)
Apr 1 West Brom (h)
4 Everton (h)
8 Sunderland (a)
15 Chelsea (h)
22 Burnley (a)
29 Swansea (h)
May 6 Arsenal (a)
13 Tottenham (a)
21 Crystal Palace (h)
Dates subject to change
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