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MANCHESTER UNITED will change their kit to ensure full compliance with Premier League regulations ahead of the weekend.
The Red Devils will sport official Prem badges on both sleeves when they host Ipswich on Sunday.
Top-flight guidelines stipulate that every club must feature the Premier League badge and “No Room For Racism” element on their right arm.
If a club hasn’t secured a left-sleeve sponsor, league policy dictates that the official badge must be worn on both sides.
United are without a shirt sleeve sponsor, but failed to wear the Prem logo on their left sleeve in their 2-0 defeat at Hull City on the opening weekend. SunSport understands United will avoid any Premier League sanction for the kit oversight.
Both the club and the league are aware of the error, and United will rectify it in time for Sunday’s home opener against the newly-promoted Tractor Boys. United had anticipated to unveil a new sleeve sponsor, but efforts to finalise a commercial deal are still in place. The club wore their new third kit on Saturday.
Old Trafford‘s £20m-a-year deal with DXC Technology expired in May, leaving their sleeves unbranded for the first time in eight years.
The practice of wearing two league badges is a direct enforcement of Premier League Rule M.15, which dictates that if a club lacks a commercial left-sleeve sponsor, the official league badge must be applied to that sleeve as well as the right.
Chelsea, Sunderland, and Crystal Palace all featured the league’s iconic lion crest on both sleeves over the opening weekend.
Earlier in August, United agreed a record multi-year training kit sponsorship deal with Betway worth approximately £20million per season.
Snapdragon have been United’s front-of-shirt sponsor since the start of the 2024/25 campaign.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will face Tottenham Hotspur in a crunch all-Premier League tie in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The encounter at Anfield is the pick of the games in the draw held on Wednesday evening.
Manchester United host Brighton, which could see Carlos Baleba take on his old side after he sealed a £70million move to Old Trafford this week.
Manchester City will begin their defence of the Carabao Cup at home to Championship outfit Norwich and Arsenal, beaten by Pep Guardiola’s side in the final in March, go to Ipswich.
Chelsea will take on Leeds, should the Blues get past Luton at Stamford Bridge, while Aston Villa make the short trip to Frank Lampard’s Coventry.
Conference League winners Crystal Palace will start their pursuit of winning silverware for three seasons in a row at home to Middlesbrough, while Newcastle’s reward for beating West Brom is a visit to Millwall.
Bournemouth welcome Lincoln to the Vitality Stadium, Everton host Wolves and Sunderland play Hull in another all-Premier League tie, while Fulham will travel to West Ham if they overcome AFC Wimbledon.
Elsewhere, Brentford go to Reading, while League Two Fleetwood, the lowest-ranked side in round three, entertain Sheffield United.
The eight Premier League sides in the Champions League and Europa League this season could not face each other because of a clash with the opening fixtures in the two competitions.
A pre-draw was held ahead of Everton’s victory at Preston to determine whether they would play home or away in the third round.
Brighton are in the Conference League play-offs but were excluded from the pre-draw as the competition’s league phase does not begin until October.
Matches will be held in the weeks commencing September 7 and 14 to accommodate the schedule for the Champions League and Europa League. — Sun.
