JAKARTA - Manchester United will have nine games throughout October this year. The agenda was recorded as the highest number of matches played by Manchester United in the club's history.

Quoted from the club's official website, Friday, Manchester United usually only played five times in October, while the lowest schedule was three matches in 2014.

With nine matches in October, it became the record for the most matches for the Red Devils. The reason is, in October, MU usually takes part with the agenda of the international break.

So far there are five opportunities where Manchester United played eight times in the 10th month of the calendar year. The moment occurred in 1971, 1976, 1981, 1984, and 1994.

In 1971, Manchester United appeared unbeaten in their first seven games before losing 0-1 to Leeds at home. At that time George Best scored in four games.

MU also had an iconic win at Huddersfield Town with a 3-0 score where the numbers were created from each Trinity, namely George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton.

October 1981 the famous United game began when Bryan Robson signed on the field before Treble Sammy McAlroy's 5-0 win over Wolves. But in the same period, the Red Devils also lost two defeats to Tottenham

During Ron Atkinson's administration in 1984, several trips in the European Cup added to the workload. Among them when completing the draw match during a meeting of Raba Vasas ETO and PSV Eindhoven.

The busy schedule in October at that time also had an impact when Manchester United suffered a consecutive defeat to Everton, including a 5-0 defeat at Goodison Park.

For this year, the MU solid period in October will open with the Manchester derby against City at the Etihad Stadium on October 2.

After that, Erik Ten Hag's team were faced with three schedules in the Europa League and the remaining five agendas in the domestic match, Premier League against Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham.


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