United's October schedule is busiest ever

The Reds return to action with our first domestic outing since 4 September, when facing Manchester City in the derby at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

It kicks off a hectic spell for the club in this unusual campaign, with the World Cup finals taking place in Qatar later this year.

The following matches are also on the road, at Omonia Nicosia and Everton, before Old Trafford finally provides our stage again on 13 October, when we face Omonia in the home Europa League tie.

It is an unprecedented schedule for October, a month that traditionally contains an international break.

Trawling through the archives, it becomes clear this is a record - last term, we only played five times in October, while…