{"id":298080,"date":"2023-12-14T11:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298080"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:24:29","slug":"the-reason-why-man-united-only-have-one-premier-league-game-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/the-reason-why-man-united-only-have-one-premier-league-game-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason why Man United only have ONE Premier League game in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> The reason why Man United only have ONE Premier League game in January &#8211; and two in all competitions &#8211; explained<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United find themselves with a light schedule throughout January\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They face the prospect of playing as few as two matches in the entire month\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Back off Erik ten Hag! Insipid Man United performances are on the players \u2013 not the manager &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans have been left perplexed at the fact Manchester United only have one Premier League game during the entire month of January &#8211; but there is an explanation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side take on Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s Tottenham on January 14 in the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But they don&#8217;t feature again in the league until they travel to Wolves on Thursday, February 1.<\/p>\n<p>The lighter schedule means that United could play just two total matches in the month of January.<\/p>\n<p>Their only other game secured on the schedule is an FA Cup third round trip to face Wigan Athletic on January 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/09\/78953767-12863247-image-a-4_1702547406936.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are only slated to play one Premier League match during month of January<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/09\/78953771-12863247-image-a-5_1702547416926.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have a lighter schedule that could see just two games in all competitions<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>In an explainer posted to their website, United explained that they only have one Premier League game on the calendar due to scheduling changes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our Premier League away clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers has been moved from Tuesday 30 January to Thursday 1 February, when it will kick off at 20:15 GMT and be shown on TNT Sports,&#8217; United said.<\/p>\n<h3>MAN UNITED FIXTURES TO START 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Mon Jan 8: Wigan (A) &#8211; FA Cup third round<\/p>\n<p>Sun Jan 14: Tottenham (H) &#8211; Premier League<\/p>\n<p>Jan 27\/28: Possible FA Cup fourth round*<\/p>\n<p>Thu Feb 1: Wolves (A) &#8211; Premier League<\/p>\n<p>The knock-on effect of that decision means that United&#8217;s home game against West Ham, which was originally slated for February 3, will now have to be rearranged.<\/p>\n<p>There is the prospect United could add a third match to their light January schedule, provided they defeat League One Wigan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Should Ten Hag&#8217;s side beat Wigan at the DW Stadium they would reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth round matches are due to be held over the weekend of January 27-28.<\/p>\n<p>With United unceremoniously dumped out of European football, just days after being embarrassed at home in the league in a 3-0 loss to Bournemouth, a light schedule may bring some much-needed new year respite.<\/p>\n<p>United are sixth in the Premier League after the opening 16 matches, losing seven of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They are six points adrift of the top four and 10 points shy of league leaders Arsenal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12863247\/Reason-Man-United-one-Premier-League-game-January.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The reason why Man United only have ONE Premier League game in January &#8211; 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