Mourinho also says the new Premier League season should start a week later - in line with the rest of Europe. Manchester United kick-off the new Premier League campaign on Friday August 10 with a home fixture against Leicester at Old Trafford. "I agree totally with the window closing at the same time as the Premier League starts. What I don’t agree with is that the Premier League starts now. "You look at other countries with lots of players in the World Cup they start later - Spain and Italy starts later.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2018 05:37 UTC