Man Utd Pre-Season 2026: TV Coverage, Fixtures, Dates and UK Times

Manchester United bordered on challenging under Michael Carrick, but can the now permanent manager prevent the Red Devils from their usual backslide in his first complete season? Manchester United 2026-27 season preview

Manchester United's third-place finish in 2025-26 was a surprise and a relief. Returning to the Champions League is important not just for financial reasons but for the fans, who can now attend more games than last season's paltry 40, many of them shifted to a Monday night for TV. The four major summer signings (Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens and Benjamin Sesko) all worked out, which is exceedingly rare. After good first seasons, can…

Man Utd pre-season 2026: TV coverage, fixtures, dates and UK times

Michael Carrick will want to make the most of his first summer as Manchester United boss – both on the training pitch and in the transfer market.The Red Devils appointed their former midfielder permanently after his sparkling interim spell, which ended with a third-place finish in the Premier League.Carrick must now repay their faith and build on the progress made last season in a campaign that will ask more of his squad given their Champions Le…

Premier League pre-season friendlies 2026/27: Fixtures, results, UK kick-off times, summer tour schedule and training camps

Premier League clubs have begun their pre-season preparations; the 2026/27 Premier League season starts on August 21; watch at least 215 live Premier League games on Sky Sports in 2026/27

Michael Carrick's approach to Man Utd's pre-season tour is avoiding ONE shortcoming of Erik ten Hag's reign

Michael Carrick is taking the provisions that Erik ten Hag failed to do by protecting Man Utd players from injuries on the pre-season tour.