Manchester United to Update Kit for Premier League Compliance

Manchester United will tweak their kit this weekend to bring it into full line with Premier League rules after an opening-day oversight at Hull.

When Ipswich visit Old Trafford on Sunday, United will wear official Premier League badges on both sleeves, not just the right.

League regulations are clear: every team must carry the Premier League crest and the “No Room For Racism” element on the right arm. If a club does not have a commercial sponsor on the left sleeve, the same official badge has to appear there as well.

United currently have no sleeve sponsor, yet only wore the badge on their right arm during the 2-0 defeat at Hull City on the first weekend of the season. The left sleeve was left blank, putting the kit out of step with Rule M.15.

The mistake has been acknowledged by both the club and the league. There will be no punishment, and United will correct the issue in time for their home opener against the newly-promoted Tractor Boys.

United had planned to unveil a new sleeve sponsor, but talks over a commercial agreement are still ongoing. The club debuted their new third kit on Saturday, though the sleeves remained unbranded.

That gap stems from the end of Old Trafford’s £20million-a-year deal with DXC Technology, which expired in May and left United without a sleeve sponsor for the first time in eight years.

The fix is simple: two league badges. Premier League Rule M.15 states that in the absence of a left-sleeve sponsor, the official league badge must be applied to both sleeves. Chelsea, Sunderland and Crystal Palace have already done exactly that on the opening weekend, each displaying the lion crest on both arms.

Off the pitch, United’s commercial machine is still humming. Earlier in August, the club signed a record multi-year training kit deal with Betway worth around £20m per season, while Snapdragon took over as front-of-shirt sponsor at the start of the 2024/25 campaign.

The only question now is how long those double lion crests stay on United’s sleeves before a new sponsor moves in.