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Sky Sports to show first Premier League game of the season with Manchester United vs Leicester moved to Friday

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will open the new Premier League season ( Manchester United )

Manchester United's Premier League clash with Leicester City has been moved to Friday 10 August, with the fixture opening the new season at Old Trafford.

Sky Sports will broadcast the clash that pits last season’s runners-up against the side who finished in ninth, with the broadcaster also securing the rights for Unai Emery's first match as Arsenal manager as they take on reigning champions Manchester City.

BT Sport on the other hand will open their season with Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers as they faced Everton, before showing Chelsea's home tie against Arsenal the following weekend.

Arsenal will have to wait until the final game of the opening weekend before getting the Emery era underway at the Emirates as their eagerly-anticipated clash with Pep Guardiola’s side has been moved to a 16:00 kick-off on Sunday afternoon in what will be one of five Premier League games shown on television across the opening weekend.

All 20 clubs will be shown on Sky by the start of October, while BT will feature 12 of the top flight during the same time frame.

Manchester United will kick off the new Premier League season (Getty)

Sky Sports fixtures

August

Fri 10: Man Utd v Leicester (7.45pm)

Sat 11: Newcastle v Tottenham (12.30pm)

Sun 12: Liverpool v West Ham (1.30pm)

Sun 12: Arsenal v Man City (4pm)

Sat 18: Cardiff v Newcastle (12.30pm)

Sun 19: Man City v Huddersfield (1.30pm)

Sun 19: Brighton v Man Utd (4pm)

Mon 20: Crystal Palace v Liverpool (8pm)

Sat 25: Wolves v Man City (12.30pm)

Sun 26: Watford v Crystal Palace (1.30pm)

Sun 26: Newcastle v Chelsea (4pm)

Mon 27: Man Utd v Tottenham (8pm)

September

Sat 1: Leicester v Liverpool (12.30pm)

Sun 2: Cardiff v Arsenal (1.30pm)

Sun 2: Watford v Tottenham (4pm)

Sat 15: Tottenham v Liverpool (12.30pm)

Sun 16: Wolves v Burnley (1.30pm)

Sun 16: Everton v West Ham (4pm)

Mon 17: Southampton v Brighton (8pm)

Sat 22: Fulham v Watford (12.30pm)

Sun 23: West Ham v Chelsea (1.30pm)

Sun 23: Arsenal v Everton (4pm)

Sun 30: Cardiff v Burnley (4pm)

October

Mon 1: Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (8pm)

BT Sport fixtures

August

Sat 11: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Everton (5.30pm)

Sat 18: Chelsea vs Arsenal (5.30pm)

Sat 25: Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion (5.30pm)

September

Sat 1: Manchester City vs Newcastle United (5.30pm)

Sat 15: Watford vs Manchester United (5.30pm)

Sat 22: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm)

Sat 29: West Ham vs Manchester United (12.30pm)

Sat 29: Chelsea vs Liverpool (5.30pm) 

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