Man Utd lay on free coaches for Friday night Bournemouth trip

Manchester United are to provide free return coach travel from Manchester for fans attending the club's Premier League match at Bournemouth on Friday, 20 March.

Precise details are still to be determined and fans will be contacted about how to take advantage once they have been told if they have been successful in getting one of the 1,300 visiting allocation at Vitality Stadium.

United have already voiced their frustration with league officials at the number of times their games have been moved to Fridays or Mondays this season.

The club believe it is correct to offer a gesture of goodwill for what, in mileage terms, is their furthest away match - a round trip of 500 miles from Old Trafford.

Partly because of their early exit from the FA Cup and also the March international break, United are in a period where they play on just two weekend dates in eight weeks. They are yet to learn which of their matches after that will be moved for live TV coverage.

Their next game is at Everton on Monday night, another of the six weekend leagues games in 15 that has been moved to a Friday or a Monday.

There are no public transport options that would allows supporters to get back to the north-west after the Bournemouth game has finished.