- Manchester United travel to Fulham on January 26 in the Premier League
- The match will begin at the controversial time of 7:00 p.m. despite it being Sunday.
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Manchester United’s match against Fulham on Sunday, January 26 will kick off at 7pm due to the Red Devils reportedly objecting to a proposed 12pm kick-off.
United’s clash against the Cottagers next month will be broadcast live on TNT Sports as Ruben Amorim continues his attempts to rebuild the club.
However, according to The timesThe game will begin at a unique and unpopular time due to United’s Europa League tie at home against Rangers on Thursday 23 January.
The report claims that the match was originally scheduled for 12pm, but the Amorim team wanted their players to have more recovery time, given that the proposed kick-off would have been just 62 hours after the clash against the giants ended. Scots.
As a result, with the usual 2:00pm and 4:30pm slots already taken by Sky Sports games, the only possibility was to play the match at 7:00pm.
Sunday’s 7pm kick-off time is highly unusual, although Chelsea vs Brentford and Southampton vs Tottenham will be at that time this week, given the Blues and Spurs have away games in Europe on Thursday night.
Manchester United’s Premier League match against Fulham on Sunday, January 26 will kick off at 7pm due to the Red Devils reportedly objecting to a proposed 12pm kick-off.
The match was scheduled for 12:00 p.m., but Rubén Amorim’s team needs more recovery time
This is because they will face Rangers in the Europa League the previous Thursday at 8pm.
Those two teams, along with United and several other clubs, believe 72 hours is the minimum interval needed for players to recover between matches.
The Premier League is believed to have told clubs that the place is only a “contingency option”, rather than a normal option, although it has still proven extremely unpopular with fans.
In a statement, the Football Supporters Association (FSA) expressed concern about the start time, highlighting its unsuitability for families and limitations on public transport.
“The Sunday afternoon match is really unpopular with match-goers as public transport options are limited and it is not good for families with young children,” an FSA spokesperson said.
“When the general place was announced, the Premier League told us it was a ‘contingency’, but it seems that there is a lot of use being made for such an arrangement.
‘Much of the problem is allowing broadcasters to choose “conditional” selections that are then moved when a team advances in Europe.
“The Premier League puts broadcasters first by allowing them to select such matches knowing that conditional selections are very likely to be rescheduled again.”
The report adds that United will offer their supporters subsidized travel for the trip to Fulham, although fans will not be able to travel from London to Manchester by train after the match.
Many fans criticized the decision, with the FSA calling the 7pm start “really unpopular”.
Meanwhile, this week’s 7pm Sunday matches will see Chelsea take on Astana in Kazakhstan on Thursday afternoon, before an eight-hour return flight, while Spurs travel to Rangers for kick-off at 8 p.m.
The new contingency plans also come after new regulations mean clubs playing the Champions League on Wednesday night are no longer featured in the Saturday lunchtime schedule, as the top flight continues to struggle with the expanded European calendar. .
United currently sit 13th in the Premier League, having won one, drawn one and lost two of Amorim’s four league games in charge.
