MU, Arsenal and Liverpool will face each other in the US in the summer of 2024, when the three big Premier League giants plan to prepare for the new season.
MU and Arsenal clashed in pre-season last July, with a 2-0 win in favor of Erik ten Hag’s team in New Jersey. The two teams will once again meet this summer in the land of the draw, but the specific time has not been determined.
According to event organizer AEG, the match between MU vs Arsenal at MetLife Stadium last year was sold out. This stadium alone also recorded record revenue from a club football match since opening in 2010.
There is one notable thing in common between MU, Arsenal and Liverpool, which is that they are all owned by American investors. MU is currently controlled by the Glazer family, Arsenal is controlled by the Kroenke family and Liverpool is managed by Fenway Sports Group.
Both MU and Arsenal will also play against Liverpool – the team is preparing for its first season without coach Jurgen Klopp after he announced he will leave the club at the end of this season – in the US in Summer 2024. Chelsea and Man City will also play. will go to the US to tour this summer, and both sides are negotiating to play a friendly match against each other.
Last summer saw the Premier League Summer Series contested in the US, where Chelsea, Brighton, Brentford, Newcastle, Fulham, Aston Villa took part in a series of matches spread across Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, New Jersey and Maryland. . However, this friendly tournament will not take place in Summer 2024, due to a dispute over broadcasting issues with the Premier League.
MU, Arsenal and Chelsea will have their second summer returning to the US to tour, while Liverpool went to Singapore last summer, and Man City went to Japan and Korea. The reason the Premier League giants all chose to come to the US in Summer 2024 is because they calculated that Summer 2025 and 2026 might have “congestion” in the country of flags. Specifically, Summer 2025 will take place the FIFA Club World Cup, and 1 year later, the World Cup will compete.
Therefore, this summer is considered an important opportunity for Premier League clubs to ensure they earn large sums of money as well as connect with fans from this key market.