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Manchester United were handed a nightmare start to the new Premier League season yesterday. And it could cost the champs dearly if they make their traditionally slow start to the campaign.
Luckily for Alex Ferguson's men, they were not the only ones to suffer at the hands of the fixtures computer.
Tottenham face four of their rivals for a Champions League spot in their first seven matches. Boss Harry Redknapp admitted: "That's one of the toughest starts I've had in all my years as a manager."
And Arsenal are going to find it hard to juggle domestic and European commitments with a challenging first few weeks.
Last term, the battle for the title was a three-horse race right through to the beginning of May - and United grabbed the crown with just one game to spare.
This time things could become clearer early on, particularly as Chelsea's boss-in-waiting Guus Hiddink has been handed a gentle start to his second spell in charge.
That is in stark contrast to United, whose first nine games feature match-ups against their five closest rivals from last season.
They open at West Brom on the weekend of August 13 but then face both Tottenham and Arsenal at Old Trafford before the first international break at the end of the month.
Prem runners-up Chelsea head to the Theatre of Dreams on September 17 - and Fergie will have made a note of the middle of October.
United go to bogey ground Anfield on the 15th and a week later welcome neighbours City.
Manchester United were handed a nightmare start to the new Premier League season yesterday. And it could cost the champs dearly if they make their traditionally slow start to the campaign.
Luckily for Alex Ferguson's men, they were not the only ones to suffer at the hands of the fixtures computer.
Tottenham face four of their rivals for a Champions League spot in their first seven matches. Boss Harry Redknapp admitted: "That's one of the toughest starts I've had in all my years as a manager."
And Arsenal are going to find it hard to juggle domestic and European commitments with a challenging first few weeks.
Last term, the battle for the title was a three-horse race right through to the beginning of May - and United grabbed the crown with just one game to spare.
This time things could become clearer early on, particularly as Chelsea's boss-in-waiting Guus Hiddink has been handed a gentle start to his second spell in charge.
That is in stark contrast to United, whose first nine games feature match-ups against their five closest rivals from last season.
They open at West Brom on the weekend of August 13 but then face both Tottenham and Arsenal at Old Trafford before the first international break at the end of the month.
Prem runners-up Chelsea head to the Theatre of Dreams on September 17 - and Fergie will have made a note of the middle of October.
United go to bogey ground Anfield on the 15th and a week later welcome neighbours City.
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