Arsenal and Manchester United have been predicted to endure miserable starts to the new Premier League season after the release of the 2025/26 fixtures. Two of England’s traditional powerhouses will face each other on the opening weekend with the Gunners opening their campaign at Old Trafford for the first time since 1989.

Minwoo: Manchester United away (first game!), Liverpool away, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at home (back to back!) and then Newcastle away - all in the first two months! A real test from the get-go and will show where the squad is at. A make-or-break start.

Arsenal’s 2025-26 Premier League schedule released today and boy is it a doozy — the Gunners will play every club in the division twice, home and away, if you can believe it! Leagues try to make more of the schedule release than it actually is,