MANCHESTER City open up their 2009/2010 Premier League campaign, on August 15 2009, with a trip to Blackburn Rovers.

The game is followed up by three more gritty August fixtures in the form of Everton (home), Wolves (home) and Portsmouth (away).

The first Manchester derby is at Old Trafford on September 19, with the return game at Eastlands on April 17.

The FA Cup Final will be on May 15, the Champions League Final on May 22 and the World Cup will kick off on June 11 2010.