straight to your inboxManchester City's opening Premier League fixture at Aston Villa has finally been given a new date in January.City were due to open their new campaign at Villa Park, but the fixture was postponed to give the Blues more time to recover from their Champions League exploits only three weeks earlier.
The postponement has given City a game in hand over most of their rivals all season, and the Premier League have finally confirmed a new date for the trip to the Midlands.
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