Manchester City‘s opening day Premier League fixture against Aston Villa has now been rearranged for 8.15pm on Wednesday 20 January.
The match was due to take place at the Etihad on 12 September but was postponed because of City’s progress in last season’s Champions League.
Manchester United’s game against Burnley that was due to take place on the opening weekend at Turf Moor has also been rescheduled for Tuesday 12 January.
The two Manchester clubs were both given a weekend off because their European ventures ran into mid-August.
City exited the Champions League when falling to Lyon in the quarters on Saturday 15 August, while United were knocked out of the Europa League semi-finals when losing to Sevilla a day later.
That was enough to grant United and City an extended break, although by contrast Wolves were not offered a similar reprieve even though they lost to Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals on 11 August.
The rearranged fixture means City will play at least eight matches in January, although that could extend to nine if they beat Birmingham in the third round of the FA Cup.
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