{"id":291657,"date":"2023-09-22T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291657"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:20:28","slug":"why-are-man-united-playing-at-8pm-on-saturday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/why-are-man-united-playing-at-8pm-on-saturday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Man United playing at 8pm on Saturday night?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why are Man United playing at 8pm on Saturday night? As Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side look to bounce back from their defeat to Brighton in Saturday&#8217;s evening clash with Burnley<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways when they play Burnley\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The clash between the two sides will take place at an unusual time of 8pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click here to watch the IAKO Battle of Old Trafford YouTube Special\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways this weekend when they face Burnley, with the game scheduled to take place at an unusual time of 8pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side come into the game off the back of a narrow 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Red Devils were also beaten in their last league outing &#8211; losing 3-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion.<\/p>\n<p>United\u00a0have endured a miserable start to the new season and currently sit 13th in the table &#8211; with just two wins from their opening five matches of the new campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany&#8217;s Burnley are yet to win a game. The Clarets picked up their first point of the season against Nottingham Forest on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport breaks down why Burnley&#8217;s clash with Manchester United will kick-off at 8pm on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/13\/75727939-12549477-image-a-1_1695386795624.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s clash with Burnley is scheduled to take place at an unusual time of 8pm<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/13\/75727943-12549477-image-a-2_1695386851223.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Burnley picked up their first point of the season in their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Monday<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Burnley vs Manchester United at 8pm on Saturday?<\/h2>\n<p>The Premier League fixtures were announced back in July &#8211; with Burnley&#8217;s clash with Manchester United pencilled in for Saturday, September 23.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany&#8217;s side will play the Red Devils at an unusual time of 8pm on this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In previous years, there have been three Saturday slots for matches to take place:\u00a012.30pm, 3pm and 5.30pm &#8211; with TNT occupying the early slot.<\/p>\n<p>However, the league agreed last season that clubs playing on a Wednesday at 8pm can&#8217;t play in the 12.30pm Saturday lunchtime kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s clash between United and Burnley will be shown live on TNT Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/13\/75727973-12549477-image-a-3_1695386916749.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s game with Burnley will kick off at an unusual time of 8pm as it has been selected for TV coverage<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/13\/75727989-12549477-image-a-4_1695387018704.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany&#8217;s side have endured a tough start to the season and are yet to win a Premier League game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Burnley vs Manchester United &#8211; Key information<\/h2>\n<p>Burnley&#8217;s clash with Manchester United will take place on Saturday evening at Turf Moore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United fans will certainly fancy their chances against Kompany&#8217;s side having won four of their last five games against Saturday&#8217;s opponents.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams last met back in December 2022 &#8211; with Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford both scoring in a 2-0 win for the Red Devils.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/12\/65828675-12530991-Marcus_Rashford_celebrates_scoring_in_Manchester_United_s_2_0_wi-a-2_1695035172205.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two sides last met back in December 2022 &#8211; with Manchester United winning 2-0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How to watch\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s game between the two sides will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage getting underway at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will be able to live stream the match on discovery+.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport will be providing live coverage of Burnley&#8217;s showdown with Manchester United so you can keep up to date with all the action here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/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-12549477\/Why-Man-United-playing-8pm-Saturday-Burnley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are Man United playing at 8pm on Saturday night? 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