Old Trafford fixture subject to change

West Ham have been selected to play Manchester United on Saturday 12th August as their first game of the 2017/2018  Premier League season but fans should probably not book non-flexible train or plane tickets such yet or book non-refundable hotel rooms.

Sky and BT are unlikely to announce which games will re-schedule until the beginning of July so fans will need to wait a further two weeks to be sure it will be played on a Saturday afternoon.

Sky Sports say: “We expect to bring you details of the first batch of Premier League fixtures – those to be shown live on Sky Sports in August and September – at the beginning of July.”

The Premier League have always said they aim to give supporters six weeks’ notice ahead of any fixture changes.

Manchester United remain the most popular of picks from the TV companies and the Red Devils had 31 games shown LIVE on UK TV last season netting them £32.3m, by contrast, West Ham had 15 games shown LIVE earning them £18.2m in facility payments.

This clash will be a very desirable fixture for the TV companies first picks and I would be more surprised if the fixture doesn’t move.  Last season the same Premier League fixture was moved to Sunday 27th November but was not shown live on TV.