Last season, David Moyes was so startled by United's tricky opening run of fixtures that he suggested, a touch peculiarly, that the Premier League were seeking to make things exciting for everybody else. His successor, Louis van Gaal, will likely be less perturbed by what looks, at least on paper, to be a relatively smooth start.
United will open at home to Swansea City on 16 August 2014, the reverse of last season's opener, and then travel to Sunderland. Then comes consecutive games against the three newly-promoted teams: Burnley and QPR away, Leicester City at home. The first game against any of the team that finished above United last season is the visit of Everton on 4 October.
The immutable law of swings and roundabouts, however, mean that United face a decidedly tricky run in. The last seven games include the home derby against Manchester City followed immediately by a trip to Chelsea, before Arsenal visit Old Trafford in the penultimate game of the season. United's final fixture takes them to Hull City.
Some dates of note: Liverpool visit Old Trafford on 13 December, with United going to Anfield on March 21. The derby games are at the Etihad on 1 November, then back at Old Trafford on 11 April. Chelsea at home is 25 October, away is 18 April, and the Arsenal games are 22 November at Old Trafford, and 16 May at the Emirates.
Full dates below, subject of course to change at the whim of television. No European football means United can probably expect a fair few Monday nights. The rest of the league's games can be found on the official Premier League website.
16/08/2014 Manchester United v Swansea City
23/08/2014 Sunderland v Manchester United
30/08/2014 Burnley v Manchester United
13/09/2014 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers
20/09/2014 Leicester City v Manchester United
27/09/2014 Manchester United v West Ham United
04/10/2014 Manchester United v Everton
18/10/2014 West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
25/10/2014 Manchester United v Chelsea
01/11/2014 Manchester City v Manchester United
08/11/2014 Manchester United v Crystal Palace
22/11/2014 Arsenal v Manchester United
29/11/2014 Manchester United v Hull City
02/12/2014 Manchester United v Stoke City
06/12/2014 Southampton v Manchester United
13/12/2014 Manchester United v Liverpool
20/12/2014 Aston Villa v Manchester United
26/12/2014 Manchester United v Newcastle United
28/12/2014 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
01/01/2015 Stoke City v Manchester United
10/01/2015 Manchester United v Southampton
17/01/2015 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United
31/01/2015 Manchester United v Leicester City
07/02/2015 West Ham United v Manchester United
10/02/2015 Manchester United v Burnley
21/02/2015 Swansea City v Manchester United
28/02/2015 Manchester United v Sunderland
04/03/2015 Newcastle United v Manchester United
14/03/2015 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
21/03/2015 Liverpool v Manchester United
04/04/2015 Manchester United v Aston Villa
11/04/2015 Manchester United v Manchester City
18/04/2015 Chelsea v Manchester United
25/04/2015 Everton v Manchester United
02/05/2015 Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
09/05/2015 Crystal Palace v Manchester United
16/05/2015 Manchester United v Arsenal
24/05/2015 Hull City v Manchester United